A Rustic Kiln at Vernon

1761

Johann Georg Wille

Associated Names
Johann Georg Wille

Artist, German, 1715 - 1808

The image depicts a rural scene with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture. There are wooden planks, branches, and a small thatched roof structure in the foreground. Two women are seated near fabric. In the background, there are thatched roof cottages and trees. The scene is monochromatic, using sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown and black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.6 x 34.3 cm (9 5/16 x 13 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1992.76.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Harriet, Duchess of St. Albans; Baroness Burdett-Coutts, stepdaughter of the above; by inheritance to vendor of (sale London, Christie's, July 7, 1992 [lot 236]); via Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich; purchased by NGA, 1992.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in brown chalk: (d)essiné par J.G. Wille, a Vernon en Normandie. / 1761.

Watermarks

Strasbourg Lily

Wikidata ID

Q64581974

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