Entree de Foret

1772

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image features a dense forest filled with trees stretching into the background. A thatched cottage with worn walls is on the left, with two figures nearby. A path leads to more figures and a horse further into the woods. The use of etching technique is evident in the varying line work, creating contrasts in a black and white color palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with plate tone

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1976.14.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 61

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1878

  • Boissieu, Alphonse de. J.J. de Boissieu, catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Rapilly; and Lyons: Auguste Brun, 1878.

Wikidata ID

Q65572242

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