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The image shows a landscape with rugged terrain, rocky outcrops, trees, softly rolling hills, and a castle or fort in the distance. The scene is presented in a monochromatic palette of sepia tones. The drawing uses detailed linework to depict textures such as foliage, stone, and water. A bridge crosses over a waterfall, with trees and clouds in the sky.
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The image shows a landscape with rugged terrain, rocky outcrops, trees, softly rolling hills, and a castle or fort in the distance. The scene is presented in a monochromatic palette of sepia tones. The drawing uses detailed linework to depict textures such as foliage, stone, and water. A bridge crosses over a waterfall, with trees and clouds in the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Rocky Landscape with a Stone Tower and a Waterfall

Adriaen Frans Boudewyns, attributed to

Medium
red chalk over traces of graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 19 x 30.5 cm (7 1/2 x 12 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.48
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Waterfall
  • Tower
  • Building
Provenance

Private collector's mark in stamp and purple ink: [AF?]. Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 14; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 750 / 10 / [Not deciphered]; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Boudewyns; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: (117/02); by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: D30553

Watermarks

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NGA object ID 143803. 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.