A Road through the Woods

1740

Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann

Associated Names
Philipp Hieronymus Brinckmann

Artist, German, 1709 - 1761

The image depicts a forested landscape. The thick canopy of trees covers much of the upper half, with leaves and branches detailed through brushstrokes. Tall trees are on the left and right sides. In the middle distance, there is an opening between the trees with a person walking and another person on horseback further away. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on light and dark contrast for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.2 × 16.6 cm (4 13/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.5 × 19.5 cm (6 1/8 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.74.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler 1835-1852, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Helmut C. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischman, no. 3.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate (in reverse): PBrinkmann fecit Mannheim(?) 1740

Wikidata ID

Q77008445

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