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The Four Windmills

Etcher Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian
After Jan Brueghel the Elder Netherlandish

1650

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The four windmills; two-wheeled cart, two wagons and two women walking carrying baskets seen from behind in the foreground; man with two sacks and windmills by the road on left, spire seen among trees in distance on right; after Jan Brueghel the elder

The Four Windmills, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), Etching; first state of two — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: The Four Windmills

Etcher: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)

Artist: After Jan Brueghel the Elder (Netherlandish, Brussels 1568–1625 Antwerp)

Date: 1650

Medium: Etching; first state of two

Dimensions: Sheet: 4 5/8 × 11/16 in. (11.8 × 1.7 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943

Accession Number: 43.45.6

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Central Europe (including Germany), 1600-1800 A.D.

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