
Title Page for “Atlas Novus (New Atlas)”
1700 · etching and engraving on laid paper
sheet: 52 × 31.3 cm (20 1/2 × 12 5/16 in.)
plate: 49.2 × 28 cm (19 3/8 × 11 in.)
National Gallery of Art

Romeyn de Hooghe was a Dutch draughtsman and printmaker of the late 17th century known for meticulously detailed pen and ink compositions executed with fine linear precision. His prolific output encompassed elaborate narrative scenes, architectural studies, and allegorical works that functioned as both independent drawings and preparatory studies for etching. Working across the Dutch Republic, de Hooghe developed a distinctive approach to linear composition that bridged the disciplines of drawing and printmaking.
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