Mountain Valley, at the Right a Man Carrying a Stick, Hercules Segers, c. 1625 - c. 1630
line etching and drypoint, etched framing line at top and bottom, printed in green on paper prepared with a yellow, lead-based ground, painted over with a thin transparent greyish-green paint; printed framing line, h c.143mm × w c.199mm Catalogue entry
The areas of shadow in drypoint in the first state (Hermitage, Saint Petersburg, 245679) were worn and replaced with stipples. They were pricked directly in the plate with a punch (a steel tool).
