Caption

Ox cart by the bank of a pool, print, printmaker: Hector Allemand, France, 1854, paper, etching, drypoint, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and plate tone, height 178 mm x width 248 mm, In the literature this print is referred to as 'Le Chariot près de l'étang'., (farm) wagon, freight wagon, cart, pond, pool, ox, A detailed monochrome landscape sketch shows a marshy foreground with clusters of tall grasses and reeds at the water’s edge, reflected ripples and small plants floating on the water surface, and uneven muddy ground leading back toward a grassy path; midground features a thin bare-branched tree and a denser leafy tree near a low ridgeline, with a simple two-wheeled cart and an animal standing beside it on the path; background contains softly rendered clouds and crosshatched sky above rolling hills and textured vegetation, all depicted with fine linear etching marks.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B38_183

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37.5Mb (6.6Mb) / 14.3in x 10.2in / 4291 x 3053 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ox cart bank pool print printmaker Hector Allemand France 1854 paper etching drypoint intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 178 mm x width 248 mm literature referred Le Chariot près de l'étang farm wagon freight wagon cart pond ox detailed monochrome landscape sketch marshy foreground clusters tall grasses reeds water’s edge reflected ripples small plants floating water surface uneven muddy ground leading back grassy path midground features thin bare-branched tree denser leafy tree near low ridgeline simple two-wheeled cart animal standing beside path background contains softly rendered clouds crosshatched sky rolling hills textured vegetation depicted fine linear marks