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The image shows a landscape with rugged terrain, architectural elements, and natural features. The view is from an elevated perspective, showcasing distant hills, castles, and a sepia-toned color palette. The painting features intricate detailing of rocky outcrops and architectural stonework, with a castle-like structure on the right, surrounded by trees and a winding pathway. Smaller buildings and towers dot the landscape, leading to hills under a cloudy sky in the background.
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The image shows a landscape with rugged terrain, architectural elements, and natural features. The view is from an elevated perspective, showcasing distant hills, castles, and a sepia-toned color palette. The painting features intricate detailing of rocky outcrops and architectural stonework, with a castle-like structure on the right, surrounded by trees and a winding pathway. Smaller buildings and towers dot the landscape, leading to hills under a cloudy sky in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alpine Landscape

François-Philippe Charpentier, after Paul Bril

Date
1762/1766
Medium
aquatint and etching printed in brown on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 20.1 × 27.3 cm (7 15/16 × 10 3/4 in.) plate: 22.2 × 29.3 cm (8 3/4 × 11 9/16 in.) sheet: 26.5 × 36 cm (10 7/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2018.91.32
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Nature
  • Sky
  • Building
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in image: P. Brill; lower right in image: FPCB(?) [in monogram]; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Charpentier; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite? 25

Watermarks

IHS in a single circle, surmounted with a cross (partial)

NGA object ID 215428. 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.