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The image shows a landscape with a view captured from a slightly elevated angle, featuring a path winding through lush vegetation, flanked by large trees on the left and right. The sky acts as a backdrop. The intricate details of the trees, foliage, and water are depicted in delicate etching strokes. A group of people can be seen walking along the path, adding scale and movement to the scene.
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The image shows a landscape with a view captured from a slightly elevated angle, featuring a path winding through lush vegetation, flanked by large trees on the left and right. The sky acts as a backdrop. The intricate details of the trees, foliage, and water are depicted in delicate etching strokes. A group of people can be seen walking along the path, adding scale and movement to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aux environs de Paris

Maxime Lalanne

Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23 × 31 cm (9 1/16 × 12 3/16 in.) sheet: 36 × 50.6 cm (14 3/16 × 19 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1975.33.3
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Water
  • Female figure
  • Building
Inscription

in plate upper right: 60; lower left: Maxime Lalanne sculpt.; lower center: AUX ENVIRONS DE PARIS. / Paris. Publié par A. CADART & Cie, editeurs, 66, Rue Richelieu; lower right: Imp. Delâtre, Rue St. Jacques, 303, Paris; in graphite by later hand lower left: Lalanne [etc.?]

NGA object ID 55277. 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.