Ruins of the Château Saint-Chamond, Loire

1759

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image is an etching of a stone structure with a cylindrical tower. The viewpoint is from the ground level facing the structure. The walls are crumbling, and the stonework texture is visible. The horizon is not clear, with a gentle slope on the left. The etching uses fine lines and cross-hatching. The color scheme is monochrome. A figure holding a staff is on the left near an entrance. In the distance, the partially ruined wall continues, with plants growing from the cracks.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.1 x 14.8 cm (4 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 11.3 x 15.2 cm (4 7/16 x 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.150.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 8, State i/iii

  • 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

upper center in image: DeBoissieu f.; by later hand, upper right of mount in graphite: 6.; by later hand, lower left of mount in graphite: 1ere Epreuve d'eau-forte pure; by later hand, lower right mount in graphite: 99.

Wikidata ID

Q76345639

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