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The image depicts a rural scene with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. There are wooden planks, branches, and a small thatched roof structure in the foreground. Two women are seated near fabric. In the background, there are thatched roof cottages and trees. The scene is monochromatic, using sepia tones.
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The image depicts a rural scene with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. There are wooden planks, branches, and a small thatched roof structure in the foreground. Two women are seated near fabric. In the background, there are thatched roof cottages and trees. The scene is monochromatic, using sepia tones.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Rustic Kiln at Vernon

Johann Georg Wille

Date
1761
Medium
brown and black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 23.6 x 34.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.76.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • France
  • landscape
  • Vernon
Provenance

Harriet, Duchess of St. Albans; Baroness Burdett-Coutts, stepdaughter of the above; by inheritance to vendor of (sale London, Christie's, July 7, 1992 [lot 236]); via Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich; purchased by NGA, 1992.

Inscription

lower left in brown chalk: (d)essiné par J.G. Wille, a Vernon en Normandie. / 1761.

Watermarks

Strasbourg Lily

NGA object ID 75349. 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.