Landscape

c. 1720-1765

comte de Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubières Caylus, after Guercino

Associated Names
comte de Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubières Caylus

Artist, French, 1692 - 1765

Guercino

Artist, Bolognese, 1591 - 1666

The image depicts a landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is visible in the upper third of the image, with sketchy trees and bushes. Trees with gnarled trunks and sparse foliage are prominent, some tilted dramatically. Two small figures are seen in the distance. The image features detailed lines of varying thickness to show texture and depth, and a monochrome color palette of black lines on an off-white background.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philip Conisbee and Faya Causey, Washington, DC, purchased in London before 1986; gift to NGA, 2024

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at lower left: Guerchin in.; in plate, at lower right: Cx Sculp.; verso: at upper center in graphite in later hand: 20, 23 bis

Markings

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