# Landscape with a Double Spruce

**Albrecht Altdorfer** (German, 1480–1538)  
ca. 1521–22  
Etching  
Sheet: 4 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (11 x 16 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1993.1097. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/336259).

## About this work

Albrecht Altdorfer made this in about 1521–22, aged about 36. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Etching.** The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.

### [Albrecht Altdorfer](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/albrecht-altdorfer)

German, 1480–1538; born in Regensburg; died in Regensburg

## Facts

- Type: Prints
- The artist was about 36
- Real size: about 4½ × 6½ in (11 × 16 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Landscapes
- Colour: white
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1003.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1003/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/landscape-with-a-double-spruce-met-336259).