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The image shows a landscape with a stone bridge crossing a stream. Rocks and water are visible near the stream's edge. A pair of trees with detailed branches is on the right, while buildings, including a church, are seen further back. Hills mark the horizon, and the sky is filled with clouds. The artwork predominantly uses a monochrome color palette.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A Wooden and a Stone Bridge
Anthonie Waterloo
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 15.2 x 20.3 cm (6 x 8 in.) sheet: 15.2 x 20.6 cm (6 x 8 1/8 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2011.139.49
- Credit line
- Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
- Time span
- 1601 to 1650
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Landscapes (Twelve Plates)
Subjects and terms
- Landscape
- Bridge
- Tree
- Water
- Building
Provenance
Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011
Inscription
upper left in image:Antoni Waterlo in et fe.; by later hand, upper left verso in brown ink: undeciphered collector's name, 1897; by later hand, upper center verso in graphite: 212; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite, Gl J 170 / l Gl.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 957895; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Les deux ponts / 97 / 97
NGA object ID 156070. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.