# River Landscape

- By: Jacob Symonsz Pynas (ca. –na 1)
- Date: 1646
- Medium: paper, chalk
- Classification: drawing
- Dimensions: height 167 mm x width 288 mm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-T-1905-88--1c8eac1d6f1c1fd7722130685676a4aa)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/24ba804d3f20c7efd90b2d21643aab37.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

This is an unusual drawing for Jacob Pynas. It is one of the few compositions devoid of any reference to a biblical or mythological scene. Moreover, Jacob seldom used red chalk. Here, however, he wielded this medium to good advantage, creating an attractive and balanced pastoral landscape.