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Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version
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Landscape with a Waterfall, Second Version

Hercules Segers · c. 1625 - c. 1627 · etching; intaglio printmaking technique; drypoint; paper; varnish

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The peculiar spots in the sky are caused by false biting, which occurs when the plate is not properly covered with etching ground or stopping-out varnish. The sun-like round spot encircled by a ring of light looks surreal.

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Credit lineLandscape with a Waterfall, Second Version. c. 1625 - c. 1627. Hercules Segers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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