A Rocky Pond

1640

Laurent de La Hyre

Associated Names
Laurent de La Hyre

Artist, French, 1606 - 1656

The image is a landscape view with a natural scene depicted in fine etching. The horizon is situated towards the middle of the composition, where the land gently rises, and a subtle outline of distant hills is visible. Large rocks and foliage are depicted close to us, with a lone, barren tree extending upwards on the left side. The etching features intricate and well-defined brushstrokes, including thin lines and cross-hatching to create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, with dark tones against a lighter background. In the distance, additional clusters of trees can be seen, rendered with similar linework to convey movement and detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 10.2 x 15.6 cm (4 x 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.157.46

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Robert-Dumesnil, no. 30

  • Series Title

    Six Landscapes

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christie's, London, September 30, 1980, lot 79); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1967

  • Robert-Dumesnil, A.P.F. Le peintre-graveur francais, ou catalogue raisonne des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole francaise, ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de M. Bartsch. Reprint (11 vols. in 6). Paris: F. deNobe

1988

  • Rosenberg, Pierre, and Jacques Thuillier. Laurent de la Hyre, 1606 - 1656. Geneva, 1988.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Herman Weyer excut. avec Privilege du Roy

Wikidata ID

Q76347241

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