Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: "The beautiful grotto"

Location: 
Europe--Netherlands--Noord-Holland --Amsterdam
Period: 
Baroque
Image No.: 
200481
Dates: 
1691-1698
Location Type: 
Creation
Culture: 
Dutch
Techniques: 
etching (printing process); hand coloring
Measurements: 
12.5 x 16 cm
Repository: 
New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
Category: 
Villas
Subjects: 
Zorgvliet (Hague, the, Netherlands); Grottoes; Rustication; Garden viewing
Work Notes: 
Printed by Amsterdam: Nicolaus Visscher. This print is included in a bound volume of Dutch, French, and Italian garden prints and engravings many of which are hand-colored. The origin of this privately owned volume is unknown; it is believed, however, that this collection of prints was assembled in the eighteenth century in Amsterdam.
Rights Type: 
fair use - These images are intended for research and educational use only. To obtain copyright permission for publication or other purposes, you must contact the copyright holder directly.
Title: 
"The beautiful grotto"
Work Creator Role: 
printmaker
Work Creator: 
Aveele, Johannes van den
WorkCreatorDisplayDate: 
d. 1727
Work Creator Nationality: 
Dutch
Work Type: 
Etchings