This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with mythological figures integrated into a rural landscape. The image depicts a countryside path leading up to a pair of thatched cottages on a hillside, surrounded by trees and shrubbery. In the foreground, there are figures interacting with one another on the path. Above them in the sky, ethereal figures, including a female figure and a cherub, appear to be floating or emerging from the clouds, with the female figure extending a garland. The style of the illustration suggests fine and detailed line work focusing on both natural and mythical elements.
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This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with mythological figures integrated into a rural landscape. The image depicts a countryside path leading up to a pair of thatched cottages on a hillside, surrounded by trees and shrubbery. In the foreground, there are figures interacting with one another on the path. Above them in the sky, ethereal figures, including a female figure and a cherub, appear to be floating or emerging from the clouds, with the female figure extending a garland. The style of the illustration suggests fine and detailed line work focusing on both natural and mythical elements.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Allegory of the Peasant and Fortune (Le paysan et la fortune: Sujet allegorique

Alphonse Legros

Medium
etching and drypoint
Classification
Print
Accession number
1954.15.53
Credit line
Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • French
  • Cupid
  • House
  • Nature
  • Man

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