The Spinner

1759

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image depicts a detailed rural scene with an elevated viewpoint. Two figures are near a rustic building with a textured roof and a fence. Trees frame the setting, which gently slopes downward towards a hazy horizon. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing sepia tones and shadows for depth. Fine linework and hatching convey texture and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.2 x 15 cm (4 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 11.9 x 15.5 cm (4 11/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.150.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 11, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    Six Landscapes

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

  • Boissieu, Alphonse de. J.J. de Boissieu, catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Rapilly; and Lyons: Auguste Brun, 1878.

Inscriptions

upper left in image: DB (in monogram) f.; by later hand, upper right of mount in graphite: 4.; by later hand, lower left of mount in graphite: 1ere Epreuve d'un eau-forte pure.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 97.

Wikidata ID

Q76345649

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