Battle by a River

1780

Dirk Langendijk

Associated Names
Dirk Langendijk

Artist, Dutch, 1748 - 1805

This is a painting of a battle scene set in a dramatic landscape. The image shows foot soldiers and cavalry clashing amidst smoke from muskets and cannons on rugged terrain. The foreground is filled with soldiers in combat, some aiming rifles and others engaged in close combat. Horses and riders are also depicted, some charging bravely while others are falling. The scene extends to a river, where soldiers and animals are navigating the water. The sky is filled with dramatic clouds and sunlight, adding urgency and drama to the image. The style is reminiscent of Jacques-Louis David, known for historical and neoclassical motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen with brown and black ink and gray wash

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 33.8 × 51.7 cm (13 5/16 × 20 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.96.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • "Salon du Dessin." Paul Prouté S.A., Paris, March 2015, no. 15 (repro. in color).

Bibliography

2015

  • Grasselli, Margaret Morgan. "A Drawing NOT by Juliana Cornelia de Lannoy," Master Drawings 53, no. 4 (Winter, 2015): 517, fig. 3 (color).

Inscriptions

By the artist in pen and brown ink at lower left: D Langendyk 1780; verso, in graphite at lower center in another hand: Dirk Langendyk/1748-1805; at lower right in another hand: EE/3049

Wikidata ID

Q64541043

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