A Wooded Lakeside with an Italianate Villa

1796

Ludwig Hess

Associated Names
Ludwig Hess

Artist, Swiss, 1760 - 1800

The image shows a landscape with a low horizon, featuring a mountain and a castle surrounded by greenery. Trees, including a cow, some goats, and a figure, are depicted in rich, detailed brushstrokes against a sky painted with pastel tones and earthy hues.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47 x 67.6 cm (18 1/2 x 26 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.70.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(August Laube, Zurich); purchased 2008 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center in brown gouache: L. Hess inven. / 1796

Wikidata ID

Q64594338

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