# Mountain Valley with a Plateau

**Hercules Segers** (Dutch, ca. 1590–ca. 1638)  
ca. 1625–30  
Line etching, drypoint, and metal punch printed in blue-green, on a yellow-green ground, colored with brush; second state of two  
sheet: 4 1/8 x 5 7/16 in. (10.5 x 13.8 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 23.57.3. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/359882).

## About this work

Hercules Segers made this in about 1625–30, aged about 30. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Drypoint.** Lines scratched straight into the plate with a needle throw up a ridge of metal, the burr, which holds ink and prints a soft, furred line. The burr wears down, so early impressions are the richest.
- **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.

### [Hercules Segers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/hercules-segers)

Dutch, ca. 1590–ca. 1638

## Facts

- Type: Prints
- The artist was about 30
- Real size: about 4 × 5½ in (11 × 14 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: Mountains, Landscapes
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1049.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1049/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3

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