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The image is a black and white etching featuring a scene beneath a large tree. The tree's canopy occupies most of the composition, with detailed foliage depicted through fine lines. The perspective is slightly below eye level, and two human figures are near the tree's base, engaged in a dynamic interaction. In the background, other trees are suggested, creating a sense of depth.
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The image is a black and white etching featuring a scene beneath a large tree. The tree's canopy occupies most of the composition, with detailed foliage depicted through fine lines. The perspective is slightly below eye level, and two human figures are near the tree's base, engaged in a dynamic interaction. In the background, other trees are suggested, creating a sense of depth.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Large Oak Tree in Gehölz. A Young Man with a Spear Follows a Young Girl.

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe

Date
c.1800
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 26.4 x 17.5 cm (10 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 29.7 x 21.7 cm (11 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.323
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Blätter groestentheils Landschaftlichen Inhalts (Plate 41)

Subjects and terms

  • girl
  • portrait
  • Tree
  • Male nude
  • Man
  • Spear
Provenance

(August Laube Buch- und Kunstantiquariat, Zurich); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 1, 2007; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

in image, at top left: C W Kf; in image, at top right: 41

NGA object ID 153718. 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.