11. Cornelis Brouwer (fl. 1780s-1802)
after A. van der Groen and J. Bulthuis
Het Winter Bosch (The Winter Forest)

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Brouwer: Het Winter Bosch

Het Winter Bosch (The Winter Forest)

Etching and engraving, 1788, 330 x 418 mm. Fine impression on laid paper with good margins on three sides, trimmed just outside the platemark at the bottom. The Winter Forest is Act I, Scene 3 of the drama Gysbrecht van Aemstel by the playwright Joost van den Vondel (1587-1679), a notable figure in Dutch literature. This play was performed in the Amsterdam Theatre every New Year’s Day from 1637 to 1968. Adding considerable charm to the engraved representation is the extension of the scene to include portions of the audience, either rapt with attention or involved in their own private affairs, quite like today. Brouwer, who worked in Amsterdam as painter, draughtsman and print maker, is known for many prints reproducing drawings, in the manner of Ploos van Amstel.

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