The Wooden Bridge
| Title | The Wooden Bridge |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656) |
| Date | c. 1650 17th century |
| Medium | etching |
| Classification | |
| Origin | Netherlands Netherlands |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Wooden Bridge, c. 1650. Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1943.577 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“The Wooden Bridge” is a work by Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656), dated c. 1650. It is executed in etching 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).
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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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