A Stone Bridge
1628
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Herman van Swanevelt
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A Stone Bridge is a 1628 ink by Herman van Swanevelt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a small stone bridge over water. Two people stand near it—one holds a walking stick, the other carries a bundle. The background shows trees and a hill with a few distant figures. The lines are scratchy, like they were made by pressing hard into the paper. The artist used a method called *etching* to create this. That means they scratched into a metal plate, then dipped it in ink so the lines would show up. Look up etching to see how it works.
Herman van Swanevelt (1603–1655) was a Dutch artist, born in Woerden.
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