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The image shows a pastoral landscape from an elevated viewpoint. Trees partially obscure misty hills in the distance. In the foreground, there is a dirt path winding up a hill with grazing farm animals. A rustic building and resting livestock are visible, with two figures on a path leading to a prominent structure. The color palette is primarily gray, with delicate brushstrokes creating detailed depictions of architecture and natural elements. The sky has soft clouds.
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The image shows a pastoral landscape from an elevated viewpoint. Trees partially obscure misty hills in the distance. In the foreground, there is a dirt path winding up a hill with grazing farm animals. A rustic building and resting livestock are visible, with two figures on a path leading to a prominent structure. The color palette is primarily gray, with delicate brushstrokes creating detailed depictions of architecture and natural elements. The sky has soft clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sunlit Landscape with Hilltop Houses

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Date
c. 1782
Medium
brush and black ink with gray and gray-brown washes over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 26.8 x 38.4 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2007.69.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • Romantic
  • Cow
  • Horse
  • Building
  • Figures
Provenance

(Nicolaas Teeuwisse, Berlin); purchased 2007 by NGA.

Watermarks

D & C BLAUW and VRYHEYT (lion in circle with crown), similar to Churchill 82

NGA object ID 138594. 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.