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The image shows a rustic building viewed from the ground level. The building dominates the scene, with no visible horizon. The building has rough stone walls and thatched roofs depicted in fine brushstrokes. The sepia tones create a warm, earthy color palette. Close to the right, there is a seated figure, likely an elderly woman. Next to her is a barrel and a bundle of sticks or logs against the wall. The image portrays everyday simplicity and country life.
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The image shows a rustic building viewed from the ground level. The building dominates the scene, with no visible horizon. The building has rough stone walls and thatched roofs depicted in fine brushstrokes. The sepia tones create a warm, earthy color palette. Close to the right, there is a seated figure, likely an elderly woman. Next to her is a barrel and a bundle of sticks or logs against the wall. The image portrays everyday simplicity and country life.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Rustic House in the Grand Rue at Sceaux-Les-Chartreux

Johann Georg Wille

Date
1766
Medium
brown chalk and brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 20.6 x 28.1 cm (8 1/8 x 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1992.76.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • France
  • landscape
  • Sceaux-les-Chartreux
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 237]); via Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich; purchase 1992, by NGA

Inscription

upper right in brown ink: Dessiné dans la / grand rue de / Sceaux Les Chartreux / par J.G. Wille. 1766.

NGA object ID 75350. 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.