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The image shows a landscape view with trees and foliage. The horizon is low in the background. Trees with detailed branches and leaves dominate the scene. The artwork features fine etching with precise strokes that vary in density, adding depth. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of brown. A stream or path winds through the scene, flanked by shrubbery and undergrowth. The landscape continues with more vegetation in the distance.
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The image shows a landscape view with trees and foliage. The horizon is low in the background. Trees with detailed branches and leaves dominate the scene. The artwork features fine etching with precise strokes that vary in density, adding depth. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of brown. A stream or path winds through the scene, flanked by shrubbery and undergrowth. The landscape continues with more vegetation in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bouquet d'arbres au ruisseau (Stand of Trees on a River)

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Date
1849
Medium
etching on oatmeal paper
Dimensions
plate: 10.5 x 17.9 cm (4 1/8 x 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 15.3 x 25.2 cm (6 x 9 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1984.19.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • Landscape
  • topographical
  • landscape
Inscription

in unknown hand, across bottom in black: 1849 / L'harpigny

NGA object ID 63218. 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.