# Forest Crossed by a Stream, from The Small Landscapes

- By: Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert (after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, c. 1577-1640))
- Date: c. 1638
- Medium: Engraving on cream laid paper
- Classification: Print
- Dimensions: Image: 30.4 × 44.3 cm (12 × 17 1/2 in.); Plate/sheet: 31.7 × 45 cm (12 1/2 × 17 3/4 in.)
- Culture: Flanders
- Credit line: Print Sales Miscellaneous Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/23635)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d8f76dd1-e3bc-5a20-754c-619e9ff75108/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Schelte Adams Bolswert’s engravings display a mastery of technique; he was able to achieve the effect of three-dimensionality through his use of crosshatched lines, resulting in a wide array of light and dark tones. Simultaneously, Bolswert added depth to his prints, making it seem as though the viewer could physically enter into the scenes.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0