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Title: The Seated Violinist
Artist: Cornelis Dusart
Physical Description: This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.
Artist Life Dates: 1660-1704
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1685
Accession Number: 1992/2.18
Medium and Support: etching on laid paper
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Title: A River Landscape with a Boat Landing below a Bluff
Artist: Herman Saftleven, II
Physical Description: This oil painting is horizontally oriented with gray markings. It is surrounded with rose, gold, and mint matting, with a scroll that reads “H. Saftleven”. The actual work depicts a river scene, with a cliff on the shore of a river to the right. On the cliff are buildings, including what looks like the ruins of a castle tower. A tree leans to the right over the edge of the cliff. Ships populate the river, including one at the shoreline.
Artist Life Dates: (1609 - 1685)
Object Creation Date: 1630-1685
Accession Number: 2009/1.516
Medium and Support: ink, graphite on paper
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