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The image shows a large, abstract rocky formation in dark charcoal against a light background. The texture is rough with shades of black and gray. The rock is on the right side with a faint outline on the left. The darker areas and lighter patches suggest depth and contours. In the bottom left corner, there is a signature with two initials.
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The image shows a large, abstract rocky formation in dark charcoal against a light background. The texture is rough with shades of black and gray. The rock is on the right side with a faint outline on the left. The darker areas and lighter patches suggest depth and contours. In the bottom left corner, there is a signature with two initials.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Bizarre Rock Formation

Alphonse Nicolas-Michel Mandevare

Medium
black chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 46.2 x 60.6 cm (18 3/16 x 23 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2000.32.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • France
  • landscape
  • Cliffs
  • Coastline
Provenance

(Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in image: MM; by later hand, upper right in graphite: X

NGA object ID 111656. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.