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The image depicts a large tree in the center, surrounded by a dense forest. The viewer's perspective is low, looking up at the tree's branches and foliage. The horizon is not visible. The artwork uses detailed brushstrokes to show texture in the tree, leaves, and ground. The color scheme is black and white, emphasizing contrast and details. The focus is on the tree's grandeur and its natural surroundings.
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The image depicts a large tree in the center, surrounded by a dense forest. The viewer's perspective is low, looking up at the tree's branches and foliage. The horizon is not visible. The artwork uses detailed brushstrokes to show texture in the tree, leaves, and ground. The color scheme is black and white, emphasizing contrast and details. The focus is on the tree's grandeur and its natural surroundings.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Beech Grove

Eugène Bléry

Date
1840
Medium
etching with drypoint and roulette on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 28 x 20.4 cm (11 x 8 1/16 in.) sheet: 44.5 x 31.5 cm (17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2002.72.11
Credit line
Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Etudes dessinées et gravées d'après nature

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • drypoint
  • roulette
  • Tree
  • Forest
  • Rock
  • Nature
Provenance

(Arsène Bonafous-Murat, Paris); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in plate: EBlery del & sculpt.; lower right in plate: aqua forti; by later hand, lower left in graphite: d. nature a Fontaineblea / le Hetre

NGA object ID 125608. 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.