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The image is an etching of a landscape showing various elements. The horizon is high in the image, with buildings on a ridge under a cloudy sky. The etching is detailed with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color scheme is monochrome with black and gray tones. Closest to us, there are figures and animals near water, while the middle ground has rugged terrain and trees. The background has billowing clouds.
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The image is an etching of a landscape showing various elements. The horizon is high in the image, with buildings on a ridge under a cloudy sky. The etching is detailed with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color scheme is monochrome with black and gray tones. Closest to us, there are figures and animals near water, while the middle ground has rugged terrain and trees. The background has billowing clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Woman with a Horse and a Standing Man

Joachim Franz Beich

Date
c.1700-1725
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.5 x 15.1 cm (9 1/4 x 5 15/16 in.), cut to image
Classification
Print
Accession number
2009.102.20
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Landscapes in the Manner of Salvator Rosa
Provenance

Johann Nepomuk Seiler, Munich (1793 - 1876) (not in Lugt). (sale, Karl & Faber, 28 May 2009, no. 14 ); (C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2009 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in image: JB

NGA object ID 152366. 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.