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The image shows a ground-level view of a pastoral scene with a tree-lined pathway. A man with a hat and staff stands near a dog drinking from a stream on the left, while another figure with sheep is seen walking on the path in the distance. The trees are detailed with soft brushstrokes, and the color palette is earthy and muted. Natural light casts soft shadows over the landscape.
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The image shows a ground-level view of a pastoral scene with a tree-lined pathway. A man with a hat and staff stands near a dog drinking from a stream on the left, while another figure with sheep is seen walking on the path in the distance. The trees are detailed with soft brushstrokes, and the color palette is earthy and muted. Natural light casts soft shadows over the landscape.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

At Donderen, in the Woods of Drenthe

Egbert van Drielst

Date
1799
Medium
watercolor over black chalk on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 31.5 x 45.7 cm (12 3/8 x 18 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1988.20.3
Credit line
Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • Landscape
  • Rustic
  • topographical
  • landscape
Inscription

lower left verso in brown ink: Te, Donderen, in het Landschap Drenthe, / E.van. Drielst, 1799 -

NGA object ID 70331. 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.