Caption

Paulus Potter sketching in the countryside, Paul Potter Dessinant dans la Campagne de Hollande, print, Landscape with a sketching man, next to him a child, a man and a woman with a child in her arms., printmaker: Alfred Revel, after painting by Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin, printer (person): Bougeard, publisher: Henry Gache, dedicated to: Clémentine of Orleans, 1765 - 1865, printer (person), paper, etching, engraving, height 348 mm x width 408 mm, milking, artist (in general) making preliminary designs, sketching - BB - out of doors, A wide rural scene rendered in a detailed monochrome engraving shows a group of figures in the foreground near a dirt path and low marshy ground. A seated figure leans over a sketchbook while another figure kneels beside them, a small child nearby and an older man standing close with a hat and cloak holding a staff. A woman holds an infant and a dog rests curled on the ground beside a hat and a small vessel. To the left, a cow stands over a child who is crouched at its side and a man with a wide-brimmed hat stands nearby. The midground includes a narrow waterway, scattered trees, a tall pole with a nest or structure atop it, and distant windmills and buildings. The sky occupies much of the composition with layered clouds and subtle variations in tone. The lower edge of the image shows rocky ground, patches of vegetation, and shallow puddles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B13_032

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Rights managed

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47.6Mb (6.0Mb) / 14.3in x 13.0in / 4281 x 3889 (300dpi)

Keywords

Paulus Potter sketching countryside Paul Potter Dessinant dans la Campagne de Hollande print Landscape sketching man next child man woman arms printmaker Alfred Revel painting Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin printer person Bougeard publisher Henry Gache dedicated Clémentine Orleans 1765 - 1865 paper etching engraving height 348 mm x width 408 mm milking artist in general preliminary designs sketching - BB - doors wide rural scene rendered detailed monochrome engraving group figures foreground near dirt path low marshy ground seated figure leans sketchbook another figure kneels beside them small nearby older man standing close hat cloak holding staff woman holds infant dog rests curled ground beside small vessel left cow stands crouched side wide-brimmed hat stands midground includes narrow waterway scattered trees tall pole nest structure atop distant windmills buildings sky occupies composition layered clouds subtle variations tone lower edge image rocky ground patches vegetation shallow puddles