1650
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hamlet on a Mountain Side is a 1650 ink by Allart van Everdingen, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet, wooded scene with a small bridge crossing a stream. On the right, a cluster of trees surrounds a tiny, thatched-roof house with a chimney puffing smoke. The ground is covered in bushes and fallen leaves, and the trees have sparse, delicate branches. The artist used fine lines to create texture, like the rough bark of trees or the smooth surface of the bridge. The print looks like it was made by scratching into a metal plate. Want to see more prints like this? Check out the technique: etching.
Allaert van Everdingen (Dutch pronunciation: ; bapt. 18 June 1621 – 8 November 1675 (buried)), was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker in etching and mezzotint.
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