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The Towpath (Le Chemin de Halage)

1862

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Associated Names

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Artist, Dutch, 1819 - 1891

The image shows a landscape with two windmills, one in the distance and another close-up on the right. The setting is detailed with fine lines and a monochrome color palette. A figure on horseback stands near the windmill, while a boat with two figures is seen in the water to the left.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1951.16.57
Catalogue Raisonné

Delteil, no. 5, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1906

Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Wikidata ID

Q65360035

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