Triumphal Arch

1759

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image depicts a scene from an elevated perspective showing a classical arch with two figures conversing near it. The arch dominates the left side of the image, reaching towards the sky. The detailed etching style features fine lines and hatching for texture. The color scheme is monochromatic in brown tones, giving an antique look. Elements include two period-dressed figures on grass, an adorned arch with foliage, a clear sky with a few birds, and an inscription surrounded by rocks and trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 14.5 cm (4 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.9 x 15 cm (4 11/16 x 5 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.150.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 7, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Six Landscapes

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 2000 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

on tablet in image: paisages Dessinés & / gravés / par JJ DB (in monogram) / a Lyon / 1759; by later hand, upper left of mount in graphite: L.B. 122; by later hand, lower center of mount in graphite: 1re. Epreuve d'eau-forte pure.; by later hand, lower left of mount in graphite: 94.

Wikidata ID

Q76345637

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