# View of Heidelberg

**Jan Brueghel the Elder** (Flemish, 1568–1625)  
ca. 1588–89  
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink  
7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.0 x 30.5 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995.15. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337489).

## About this work

Jan Brueghel the Elder drew this in about 1588–89, aged about 15. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Pen and ink.** Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

### [Jan Brueghel the Elder](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/jan-brueghel-the-elder)

Flemish, 1568–1625; born in Brussels; died in Antwerp

## Facts

- Type: Drawings
- The artist was about 15
- Real size: about 8 × 12 in (20 × 31 cm). Closest to life size: the 11 × 14 in print.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Cities, Bridges, Rivers, Boats
- 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/1017.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1017/1920.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; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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