Prints and Principles

Most of the recent posts give details about individual prints and earlier posts discuss some of the subtle principles guiding artists in making images meaningful and memorable. For prints that are unsold, click "Items still available for sale" below. All other prints are no longer available. My contact email is oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com and my Instagram username is @printsandprinciples. I have created a separate blog to show my own work: https://printsandprinciplesjamesbrown.blogspot.com

Friday, 10 July 2026

Roelant Roghman, “Deer in the Hague Forest”, c. 1640–1652

Roelant Roghman (aka Roeland Roghman) (1627–1692)

“Deer in the Hague Forest” (Dutch: “Herten in het Haagse Bos”), circa 1640–1652

Technical Details & Condition:

Etching on fine buff-coloured laid paper with wide margins. This is the final plate (Plate 6) in the series of six plates, “The Woods of the Hague” (Dutch: “Gezichten in het Haagse Bos”), published in Amsterdam by Pieter Nolpe.

The impression is from the third and final state (of three), showing the plate number “6” inscribed twice. It is richly inked, crisp, and evenly printed—a faultless impression. The sheet remains in near-pristine condition for its age, free of tears, holes, folds, abrasions, or stains.

Dimensions:

• Sheet: 25 x 39 cm
• Platemark: 20.6 x 26.4 cm
• Image borderline: 20.3 x 26.1 cm

In-Plate numbering:

• Lower left corner: “6”
• Lower edge at right-of-centre: “6”

Reference:

• TIB 5.6 (40) (Walter L Strauss & Franklin Robinson [Eds.], “The Illustrated Bartsch”, 1979, vol. 5, p. 66, cat. no. 6 [40])
• Hollstein Dutch 38.III (Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer (comp.), “Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450–1700”, 1978, Amsterdam, Van Gendt & Co., p. 88, cat. no. 38. III)
• British Museum: Museum No. 1882,0114.38 (https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1882-0114-38)
• Rijksmuseum: Object No. RP-P-H-R-94 (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200401536)

Price & Shipping:

AU$338 (approx. US$235.02 / €205.38 / £174.98), including worldwide express shipping. Import duties and taxes (if applicable) are the buyer’s responsibility.

This superbly rich impression captures a rare view of the town forest near The Hague—created during the Dutch Golden Age, a period renowned for its remarkable achievements in art, science, and culture. Roghman was a close friend of Rembrandt, and this etching exemplifies the masterful landscape tradition of that era. To acquire this marvellous example of Dutch Golden Age etching, please contact oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com. I am happy to provide a secure PayPal invoice for a seamless and protected transaction.

This print has been soldt