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The image shows a landscape with figures near water. A group of three women and one man are sitting by the water, with another figure partly submerged and one more seated further away. In the background, there are rolling hills and a rock formation with trees. The scene is monochromatic in a sepia tone, with smooth brushstrokes creating a serene atmosphere.
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The image shows a landscape with figures near water. A group of three women and one man are sitting by the water, with another figure partly submerged and one more seated further away. In the background, there are rolling hills and a rock formation with trees. The scene is monochromatic in a sepia tone, with smooth brushstrokes creating a serene atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bathers in a Landscape

Bernard Lens, after Cornelis van Poelenburch

Medium
mezzotint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 25.4 x 29.2 cm (10 x 11 1/2 in.) sheet: 30.5 x 43.2 cm (12 x 17 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.139.97
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Woman
  • Nude
  • mezzotint
  • Water
  • Figures
Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Inscription

lower left in plate: Cornelius Poulenberg pinxit Roma; lower center in plate: Lens fecit; lower right in plate: Cum Privilegio Regis; by later hand, lower right in pen and ink: E: Cooper ex.; by later hand (Steinberg?) in graphite: Bernard Lens Senior, London 1605-1725, or / Bernard Lens junior, London 1680-1741 (retired) this plate unknown to Nagler

NGA object ID 156118. 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.