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The image is an engraving featuring a large castle-like building with tall towers and pointed roofs on the right side. Beside it is a body of water reflecting the structure. On the left side, people and animals gather near the water's edge. In the distance, a smaller building is visible through trees. The scene is depicted in monochromatic shades of sepia and black, with fine lines capturing details like stone textures, water ripples, and cloud movement.
National Gallery of Art · Print
'T Huys te Zuylen
Geertruydt Roghman after Roelant Roghman
- Medium
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 41.2 x 52.9 cm (16 1/4 x 20 13/16 in.) sheet: 48.2 x 61.1 cm (19 x 24 1/16 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1994.20.1
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1551 to 1600
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Dutch
- etching
- occupation
- genre
- Hunter
- engraving
- exterior
- architecture
- Palace
- Maarssen
Provenance
Artemis Fine Arts Limited, London; purchased 1994 by NGA.
Inscription
lower left in plate: Roelandt Rochman delineavit.; lower right in plate: Geertruydt Rochmans sculpsit.; lower center in plate: 'T HUYS TE ZUYLEN.; lower center in plate within cartouche: Nicolaus / Visscher / excud.
NGA object ID 86025. 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.