Landscape with Sheep

1879

James David Smillie, after Charles Émile Jacque

Associated Names
James David Smillie

Artist, American, 1833 - 1909

Charles Émile Jacque

Artist After, French, 1813 - 1894

The image shows a pastoral scene with a group of sheep in the center. The scenery includes a textured sky and trees. The artistic technique used is etching with detailed lines. The color palette is primarily earthy and muted tones. A figure sits under trees on the right side. In the distance, there are densely packed trees.

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1881; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1879

  • Koehler, S.R., ed. The American Art Review 1, no. 1 (November 1879): p. 18.

1992

  • Witthoft, Brucia. _The Fine-Arts Etchings of James David Smillie, 1833-1909: Catalogue Raisonné _. Wales, UK: Edwin Mellen Press,1992, p. 90, no. 13.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: J.D. Smillie. N.Y. 1879. No. 12.; lower right in plate: Ch. Jacque.

Wikidata ID

Q77012666

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