The Glory of the Golden Age: Dutch Art of the 17th Century. Drawings and PrintsRapid Sketches, careful studies, watercolours, large prints with weighty Latin inscriptions, as well as small etchings depicting subtle impressions. All these were produced in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. The artists active at that time , during the period known as 'The Golden Age', produced huge numbers of drawings and prints which display both enormous diversity and extraordinarily high quality.