Two Men at the Ford

1760

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

The image is an etching of a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated perspective. In the foreground, two figures are riding horses along a curving path. The background shows mountains, hills, and trees. The lines in the etching represent the textures of the land and foliage. The color scheme is black and white, typical of etchings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 5.9 × 15.1 cm (2 5/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
    mount: 8.1 × 17.2 cm (3 3/16 × 6 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.117.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winterberg no. 210

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz; (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased by NGA, 2024

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: none

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