Peckham Rye

1826

Andrew Geddes

Associated Names
Andrew Geddes

Artist, British, 1789 - 1844

The image displays a rural landscape with a slight elevation showing a rustic structure and surrounding trees. The horizon is positioned toward the upper third, revealing a distant landscape and a line of trees. In the foreground, there is textured foliage, a small ditch, a weathered barn, and trees. Delicate brushstrokes and etched lines define the leaves and structure. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of gray to create a serene scene. The composition guides the viewer's eye from the detailed foreground through the trees and barn to the vague outline of the distant terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint with aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 15.2 x 22.9 cm (6 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 42.7 cm (11 7/16 x 16 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dodgson 1936, no. 32, State v/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(R.E. Lewis, Inc., San Rafael, CA); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased August 19, 1980; gift to NGA, 2003.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1936

  • Dodgson, Campbell. The Etchings of David Wilkie and Andrew Geddes. London, 1936.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: AGeddes f.

Wikidata ID

Q76335555

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