Caption
Landscape with trees and a tower, Arcadian landscapes, print, : '86', printmaker: Isaac de Moucheron, Amsterdam, after painting by Gaspard Dughet, Rome, 1697 - 1744, paper, etching, height 160 mm x width 244 mm, pastorals, Arcadian scenes, trees, tower, clock tower, monumental adornment, landscapes in the temperate zone - HH - ideal landscapes (landscape with figures, staffage), A sepia-toned landscape etching showing a winding dirt path bordered by rocks and low vegetation, with a cluster of trees of varying heights and dense foliage occupying much of the middle ground; a tall tree with a textured trunk stands prominently on the right, its branches and leaves extending toward the top edge. In the left and center background a multi-level building with a rectangular tower and arched openings sits partially obscured by trees and shrubs, and low hills rise behind it under a sky filled with fine horizontal and curving hatch marks suggesting clouds. In the foreground two seated figures rest on a rocky outcrop near the path while another figure sits slightly apart, all rendered in detailed line work, and scattered rocks and grassy patches fill the nearby ground.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B33_429
License type
Rights managed
Available size
38.7Mb (12.1Mb) / 15.0in x 10.0in / 4505 x 3005 (300dpi)