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The image shows a view over a natural landscape with trees and rocky formations. The horizon is low in the upper middle of the image with open sky and a few clouds. Birds are flying in the distance. The brushstroke technique is detailed and precise, creating textured foliage and cloud formations. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia. Rocky terrain, plant life, and two small figures pointing to the landscape are depicted.
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The image shows a view over a natural landscape with trees and rocky formations. The horizon is low in the upper middle of the image with open sky and a few clouds. Birds are flying in the distance. The brushstroke technique is detailed and precise, creating textured foliage and cloud formations. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of sepia. Rocky terrain, plant life, and two small figures pointing to the landscape are depicted.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bouquet d'arbres aux rochers (Stand of Trees with Rocks)

Henri-Joseph Harpignies

Date
1847
Medium
drypoint on oatmeal paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 19.2 x 25.5 cm (7 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1987.17.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • drypoint
Inscription

lower right in graphite: a Alison D[egau]t / hjharpignies; upper right in plate: h.harpignies 1847; upper left in plate: HH.

NGA object ID 69659. 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.