Caption

Title print for: Studies drawn from nature, print, title print, Landscape with a village in the distance. Under a tree a stone with the title., printmaker: Jacobus Cornelis Gaal, The Hague, after drawing by Pieter Gaal, c. 1851, paper, chine collé, etching, etching on chine collé, height 95 mm x width 112 mm, landscapes in the temperate zone, A detailed monochrome etching shows a riverside scene with overhanging tree branches and dense foliage on the right, a textured tree trunk leaning into the frame, and grasses and plants along the bank. The foreground contains a water surface with ripples and reflected lines, edged by reeds and low vegetation. In the middle distance a broad flat landscape stretches toward a skyline of clustered spires and building outlines. The sky area is filled with fine horizontal hatch marks and faint circular shading behind the foliage. The composition is rendered with intricate crosshatching and delicate line work throughout.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A90_081

License type

Rights managed

Available size

45.9Mb (7.6Mb) / 14.5in x 12.3in / 4345 x 3693 (300dpi)

Keywords

Title print Studies drawn nature print title print Landscape village distance Under tree stone title printmaker Jacobus Cornelis Gaal Hague drawing Pieter Gaal c 1851 paper chine collé etching height 95 mm x width 112 mm landscapes temperate zone detailed monochrome etching riverside scene overhanging tree branches dense foliage right textured tree trunk leaning frame grasses plants bank foreground contains water surface ripples reflected lines edged reeds low vegetation middle distance broad flat landscape stretches skyline clustered spires building outlines sky area filled fine horizontal hatch marks faint circular shading foliage composition rendered intricate crosshatching delicate line work