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The image shows a rural scene with an old timber-framed house in the center, surrounded by rolling hills, clusters of trees, and a dirt path. A horse, figure, and wooden fence are on the right side. The brushstrokes are detailed, emphasizing the texture of the architecture. The color palette includes muted earth tones and soft grays against a lightly clouded sky.
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The image shows a rural scene with an old timber-framed house in the center, surrounded by rolling hills, clusters of trees, and a dirt path. A horse, figure, and wooden fence are on the right side. The brushstrokes are detailed, emphasizing the texture of the architecture. The color palette includes muted earth tones and soft grays against a lightly clouded sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Rustic House with a Tottering Wood Fence

Joseph Constantine Stadler, after Joseph Farington

Date
1792
Medium
soft-ground etching printed in brown with aquatint printed in blue and brown on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 30.3 × 42.8 cm (11 15/16 × 16 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2020.149.35
Credit line
Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston, in honor of Shelley R.Langdale
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); gift to NGA, 2020.

Inscription

recto: in plate, below image, at left: J. Farington R.A. delt.; in plate, below image, at center: London, Published as the Act Directs on 10th Feby 1792 by John and Josiah Boydell No. 90 Cheapside; in plate, below image, at right: J. C. Stadler fecit; verso: at lower left, in black ink, in later hand: [indecipherable]

Marks

none

Watermarks

none

NGA object ID 222675. 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.