Artist: Antonie Waterloo (1609 – 1690) was a Dutch Golden Age draughtsman,
painter, and etcher of landscapes mainly. He published his own plates, and most of them went on to be reprinted in the XIXc. He also acquired plates from other artists and published them under his name.
Title: Plate C. A cottage on a hill.
Lettered at upper left: "c".
Dimensions: 3 3/4" x 5 3/4".
Date: 1640-1690.
Materials and Techniques: etching on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Upper right edge is torn off. Lover right corner is restored; crease; remnants of hinges verso. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonné: A. Bartsch. Le Peintre graveur. vol. II, p. 31, No. 23.
Part of: Series: Twelve Landscapes.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum F,3.67. The Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012.136.641.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.