Heroic Stormy Landscape

1724

Elisha Kirkall, after Jan van Huysum

Associated Names
Elisha Kirkall

Artist, English, c. 1682 - 1742

Jan van Huysum

Artist After, Dutch, 1682 - 1749

The image shows a detailed landscape with human activity. The scene includes a mountain range, clouds, a small bridge, and architectural structures. The brushstrokes are intricate, creating a classical etched appearance. The color palette is dominated by earthy sienna tones with subtle blues in the sky. A group of figures is shown in action near trees and a monument, with a pedestal in the center featuring a portrait relief.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and etching printed in blue and brown on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 29.9 × 39.3 cm (11 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 × 39.3 cm (12 7/16 × 15 1/2 in.) (trimmed to plate mark on three sides)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.559

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854-1888, no. 72, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased October 10, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels....Paris, 1854-1888: no. 72, only.

Inscriptions

below image, at left: J. Van Huysum del.; below image, at right: E. Kirkall fec. 1724.

Wikidata ID

Q76557180

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