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Landscape with Greyhound and Rifle

Jan Fyt

1642

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape

Dominant colour

Landscape with Greyhound and Rifle is a 1642 ink by Jan Fyt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jan Fyt
When & what style?: 1642 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This etching shows a dark, tangled forest with a lone greyhound sniffing the ground. A rifle leans against a tree trunk, half-hidden by branches. The trees twist in heavy lines, and the shadows make the scene feel dense and quiet. The artist used sharp, layered lines to build up the texture—like scratching into the plate to create depth. This was a common trick in etchings to add detail without paint. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this made prints with needles and acid.