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The image displays a landscape seen from a high point. A tree-lined path extends into the distance, with the horizon centered in the frame showing distant architecture and rolling hills. The composition features detailed etching with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. Closest to the viewer, dense trees line the path, casting intricate shadows. A figure walks along the path, with seated figures in the corner. The color scheme is primarily sepia and dark browns.
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The image displays a landscape seen from a high point. A tree-lined path extends into the distance, with the horizon centered in the frame showing distant architecture and rolling hills. The composition features detailed etching with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. Closest to the viewer, dense trees line the path, casting intricate shadows. A figure walks along the path, with seated figures in the corner. The color scheme is primarily sepia and dark browns.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Evening Stroll

Ferdinand Kobell

Date
1777
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.8 x 8.5 cm (4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 12.8 x 9.5 cm (5 1/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1996.133.1
Credit line
Gift of Andrew Robison in memory of Gaillard F. Ravenel
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • German
  • Landscape
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • Time of Day
Provenance

Andrew Robison, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 1996.

Inscription

upper left in plate: f Kobell 1777

NGA object ID 98646. 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.