The Enclosed Valley
Public domain (CC0). Shown at web resolution; the full download is at the foot of this page.

The Enclosed Valley

TitleThe Enclosed Valley
ArtistHercules Seghers
Datec. 1622-1625 17th century
Mediumetching and drypoint printed in brown on laid paper mounted on later laid paper
ClassificationPrint
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineRosenwald Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“The Enclosed Valley” is a work by Hercules Seghers, dated c. 1622-1625. It is executed in etching and drypoint printed in brown on laid paper mounted on later laid paper and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

Explore the context

The artist

This work is attributed to Hercules Seghers. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.

More by Hercules Seghers →

The medium

Catalogued as print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.

Public-domain prints →

The period

Dated to c. 1622-1625. Explore the wider set of works from the 17th century held in the archive.

17th Century art →

The collection

Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.

More from National Gallery of Art (Washington) →

Keep exploring

By the same hand

Zoom out

High-resolution image collections

Browse ready-to-use, print-ready image packs.

See the collections ›

Or download just this one image (low-res) ›