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The image shows a landscape scene with undulating hills, trees, and a winding path. The horizon is slightly above the center. The brushstrokes are expressive, capturing details with gestural dashes. The color palette includes browns, grays, creamy whites, and light blue. Figures can be seen on the path. The sky is filled with textured clouds.
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The image shows a landscape scene with undulating hills, trees, and a winding path. The horizon is slightly above the center. The brushstrokes are expressive, capturing details with gestural dashes. The color palette includes browns, grays, creamy whites, and light blue. Figures can be seen on the path. The sky is filled with textured clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Landscape with Figures Walking along a Path

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Medium
Blue watercolor with gray and black wash on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 11.2 x 7.5 cm (4 7/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.134
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • figure
  • Landscape
  • Realist
  • Sky
  • Writing
Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by artist, lower right in pen and black ink: hi harpignies

NGA object ID 143795. 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.