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| Canal & Bridge c. 1650-55 drawing Morgan Library |
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| Cottage among Trees c. 1650 drawing Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
Traditionally and ironically, the peak of French classical painting was represented by Poussin and Claude Lorrain, artists who abandoned France as young men and who habitually used Italian scenery in their paintings. The Netherlands of the 17th century offered few topographical features comparable to the variety of natural landscapes in either Italy or France. Yet in his own relatively flat and featureless country, Rembrandt (as seen in the group of drawings and prints gathered here) found enough to engage his attention.
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| Farm Buildings c. 1648-52 drawing Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Cottage beside Canal c. 1648 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Cottage with White Palings 1648 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Landscape with Cottage 1641 etching Morgan Library |
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| Landscape with Cottages 1650 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Landscape with Hay Barn 1652 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Landscape with Obelisk c. 1650 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| Landscape with Trees c. 1651 etching Metropolitan Museum (gift of Louisine Havemeyer) |
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| The Omval 1645 etching Morgan Library |
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| The Three Trees 1643 etching Morgan Library |