Herman van Swanevelt (aka Herman Swaneveld) (c.1603–1655)
“Landscape with Sunset” (aka “Landschap
met zonsondergang”; “Sunset Landscape”; “Le soir”), 1653–55, from the series, “Hill
landscapes” (aka “Heuvellandschappen”), a lifetime impression published by
Swanevelt (as inscribed on the plate) before the later edition published by Louis
Joseph Mondhare (fl.1760–1792) in Paris.
Etching and engraving on laid paper (watermark featuring a crowned
escutcheon with six balls), trimmed along/close to the platemark.
Size: (sheet) 18.3 x 28.6 cm; (image borderline) 17.3 x 27.7 cm.
Lettered on plate below the image borderline: (left) “HS fe et ex. pr Re”.
State ii (of iv) with the addition of Swanevelt’s initials and
publication details, but before the addition of the publication details of
publisher, Louis-Joseph Mondhare (see Rijksmuseum’s copy
of state iii with Mondhare’s address: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.181909).
TIB 81 (294); (Mark Carter Leach & Peter Morse [eds.] 1978, “The Illustrated
Bartsch: Netherlandish Artists”, vol. 2, New York, Abaris Books, p. 285 cat.
no. 81 [294]); Hollstein Dutch 107-2(4) (Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer [comp.] 1984,
“Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts c.1450–1700: Samuel de
Swaef to Jan Thesing”, vol. 29, Blaricum, A.L. van Gendt, p. 96,
cat. no. 107); Nagler 81.
The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print:
(Transl.) “Some hikers walk on a path along the river. A hiker crosses
the river and in the distance is a building on a hill. At the building, a
shepherd is herding a flock of sheep”
Condition: richly inked and well-printed lifetime impression from the
second state (of vi) still retaining the inscribed guide lines for the lettered
publication details, trimmed along or close to the plate mark. Beyond a
flattened centre fold (not visible recto), the sheet is in an excellent
condition for its considerable age (i.e. there are no tears, holes, losses,
abrasions, significant stains of foxing).
I am selling this superb early impression of this remarkably beautiful
landscape with the raking light of sunset and many travellers—I found nine but
there may be more—making their way to a hill top villa at upper left, for a
total cost of AU$360 (currently US$235.37/EUR215.81/GBP193.47 at the time of
this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world.
If you are interested in purchasing this marvellous landscape showcasing
Swanevelt’s skill in creating the illusion of spatial depth by using rich blacks
of etched lines in the foreground to delicately fine engraved strokes rendering
the far distance, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will
send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.
This print has been sold
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