Arcadian Landscape with a Mausoleum

1790s

Christoph Heinrich Kniep

Associated Names
Christoph Heinrich Kniep

Artist, German, 1755 - 1825

The image shows a landscape with trees on either side, a high horizon showcasing rolling hills and distant mountains with faint outlines of more mountains in the background. The brushstrokes are delicate and detailed, particularly in the trees and land textures. The color scheme is monochromatic, primarily in various shades of brown. A rocky outcrop with a tree, a small structure, and sheep grazing is on the left, while two figures sit with sheep on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and brown wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Director's Discretionary Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.6 x 56.8 cm (15 3/16 x 22 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.70.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 16 April 1999, no. 268); (Thomas Le Claire, Hamburg); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q64540018

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