The Temple of Vesta

1774

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image displays a landscape view with a low horizon line. The horizon is marked by a distant mountain range. To the left, an old stone building with rounded arches is perched on a small hill. Below the building is a river or stream. The scene features intricate linear brushstrokes portraying stonework, foliage, and water. The color palette is monochromatic in varying shades of sepia. Closest to us, two figures on horseback are guiding cattle across the shallow waters. In the background, trees and a mountain range are visible, giving a sense of scale and depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29 x 37 cm (11 7/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 30.2 x 38.2 cm (11 7/8 x 15 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.7.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 74, State iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (Summer 2000), National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2000.

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: DB 1774

Wikidata ID

Q75425727

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