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The image depicts a landscape drawing viewed from an uneven, natural terrain perspective. The horizon is indicated by a line of trees and landscape features extending into the distance. The artwork shows intricate brushwork of trees and foliage, using fine, detailed strokes to create texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic, with various shades of black against an off-white or cream background. A large twisted tree with sprawling roots is on the left, and more trees and foliage are visible throughout the scene. Some birds are sketched in the sky.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
A Pollard Willow by a Stream
Hippolyte Lalaisse
- Date
- c. 1840
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- sheet: 25.1 × 25.9 cm (9 7/8 × 10 3/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 2015.196.4
- Credit line
- Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
- Time span
- 1826 to 1850
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- bird
- animal
- Tree
- River
- Nature
- Cloud
Provenance
(Didier Aaron, Inc., New York); purchased 2015 by NGA.
NGA object ID 204661. 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.