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The image depicts a landscape with a road alongside a canal. The view is elevated, showing the road, canal, trees, and structures on the horizon. The style of the sketch is characterized by soft lines and shading, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. Closest to us, a canal borders the road with some ducks in the water. Figures and carts are seen on the road leading into the distance.
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The image depicts a landscape with a road alongside a canal. The view is elevated, showing the road, canal, trees, and structures on the horizon. The style of the sketch is characterized by soft lines and shading, creating depth. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. Closest to us, a canal borders the road with some ducks in the water. Figures and carts are seen on the road leading into the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Arrivee au Marche

Auguste Lepère

Medium
black chalk on two sheets of laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 19.9 x 32.7 cm (7 13/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1943.3.5477
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Waterway
Inscription

lower left artist's stamp: ALL (Lugt 141); in artist's hand?, lower left in graphite: Samedi- [qui] arrivee au Marche.

NGA object ID 8399. 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.