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The image shows a landscape with trees framing the scene. A mountain or hill is visible in the distance. Figures are among the trees, suggesting a path. The trees are depicted with expressive lines and blend with the rocky ground. The color palette is monochromatic, giving the image an earthy quality.
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The image shows a landscape with trees framing the scene. A mountain or hill is visible in the distance. Figures are among the trees, suggesting a path. The trees are depicted with expressive lines and blend with the rocky ground. The color palette is monochromatic, giving the image an earthy quality.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Couple Seated among Trees above a Lake

Alfred Bellet du Poisat

Date
c. 1870
Medium
charcoals with brush, stumping and scraping on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 28.5 x 48.1 cm (11 1/4 x 18 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2004.117.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Realist
Provenance

(David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in charcoal: Bellet du Poisat

NGA object ID 129920. 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.