River Landscape in the Roman Campagna

1790s

Johann Christian Reinhart

Associated Names
Johann Christian Reinhart

Artist, German, 1761 - 1847

The image shows a pastoral landscape from an elevated perspective. The horizon is above the center, featuring a sky with clouds. A hill or mountain with buildings is in the distance. The style is detailed, with precise brushstrokes outlining trees, water, and architecture. Trees and a water body are closer, leading towards the buildings. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, gray, and off-white typical of an etched print. The scene exudes serene elegance, inviting viewers to explore the details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Andrée and Jonathan Bober

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 × 17.1 cm (4 7/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 21.2 × 29.3 cm (8 3/8 × 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.121.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Feuchtmayr 1975, undesc

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Andrée and Jonathan Bober, Chevy Chase, MD; gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Feuchtmayr, Inge. Johann Christian Reinhart: 1761-1847: Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1975: undesc

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite

Wikidata ID

Q76561668

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