The image shows a landscape view from a slightly elevated position facing a river. In the scene, there are trees and a church with a pointed steeple on the horizon. The etching uses fine lines and cross-hatching for texture and shading. The color scheme is monochrome with varying densities of black lines on an off-white background. Two figures with a dog are walking on a path near the river. The path curves, leading to a bridge in the middle ground. In the distance, there is more vegetation and small structures on the banks.
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The image shows a landscape view from a slightly elevated position facing a river. In the scene, there are trees and a church with a pointed steeple on the horizon. The etching uses fine lines and cross-hatching for texture and shading. The color scheme is monochrome with varying densities of black lines on an off-white background. Two figures with a dog are walking on a path near the river. The path curves, leading to a bridge in the middle ground. In the distance, there is more vegetation and small structures on the banks.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bogenhausen

Wilhelm von Kobell

Date
1818
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 12.1 × 15.5 cm (4 3/4 × 6 1/8 in.) sheet: 21.6 × 30 cm (8 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.748
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E

Portfolio and series

Series
Seven Views from the Surroundings of Munich

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Landscape
  • Dog
  • Water
  • Building
Provenance

(Galerie Arnold-Livie, Munich); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased 1998; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

in image, at top center: Bogenhausen bey München WK: a: f; below image, at bottom left, in graphite: A 6 II.

NGA object ID 154405. 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.