Arcadian Landscape with a Doric Temple

1790s

Christoph Heinrich Kniep

Associated Names
Christoph Heinrich Kniep

Artist, German, 1755 - 1825

The image depicts a landscape with a horizon in the distance, showing trees, hills, and mountains. The brushstrokes are fine and detailed, with a primarily sepia color palette. A group of figures in classical attire are near a large tree, with a serene body of water reflecting the scene. In the middle distance, a cliff holds a temple-like structure above waterfalls, under an unobstructed sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

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

  • Credit Line

    Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 39.2 x 56.5 cm (15 7/16 x 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.70.2

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

Q64540020

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