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The image shows a landscape with a meadow, trees, cows, and figures. The scene is depicted with fine lines and delicate hatching, creating textures throughout. The color palette is primarily black and white, creating a classic and serene visual impact.
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The image shows a landscape with a meadow, trees, cows, and figures. The scene is depicted with fine lines and delicate hatching, creating textures throughout. The color palette is primarily black and white, creating a classic and serene visual impact.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Meadow with Cattle at the Edge of a Wood

Martin von Molitor

Date
c. 1790
Medium
etching on laid paper (proof)
Dimensions
plate: 24.6 x 32.9 cm (9 11/16 x 12 15/16 in.) sheet: 25.3 x 33.6 cm (9 15/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2005.128.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • figure
  • Cow
  • Tree
  • Austrian
  • Meadow
  • Grass
Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: No 52 Le troupeaux de vaches dans le bois, 1ère épreuve

NGA object ID 133874. 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.