River Landscape with Castles and Travelers

1817

Baron Louis-Albert-Guillain Bacler d'Albe

Associated Names
Baron Louis-Albert-Guillain Bacler d'Albe

Artist, French, 1761 - 1824

The image shows a landscape with a fortress silhouette on a distant hill, a dirt path with figures walking, a large tree with green and yellow foliage, rocky terrain, a serene river, a group of travelers by the river, and a building complex with classic architecture. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing natural textures. The color palette consists of earth tones, blues, and greens.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache on cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Dian Woodner

  • Dimensions

    image: 31.8 × 42.6 cm (12 1/2 × 16 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35 × 45.7 cm (13 3/4 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.71.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's New York, 28 January 2016, no. 192); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 54 x 43' la vue; lower right in brown ink :D'albe

Wikidata ID

Q64537135

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