View of Saint-Andéol

1774

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image shows a rural scene in an old village setting. The point of view is eye-level, capturing people and animals in the village. The horizon is low, obscured by tall structures like a textured tower and buildings, as well as trees reaching towards the sky. The artwork utilizes fine and detailed brushstrokes or etching lines, realistically depicting textures on walls, ground, and foliage. The color palette consists of various shades of sepia or warm brown. In the foreground, goats are resting on the ground, and a man with a pack animal appears to be getting ready to move. Villagers are seen sitting or standing around a rustic fountain. Tall trees surround the scene, and the sky features light strokes representing drifting clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 27.2 x 36 cm (10 11/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1999.63.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 76, State iv/iv


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Grandz (or Brandz?) (Lugt undescribed, signature in graphite). (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

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

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J.J.DB.1774; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: R No 41 Première épreuve / B. 76

Wikidata ID

Q75422990

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