Landscapes and Heads

1743-1745

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Associated Names
Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

Artist, German, 1712 - 1780

The image shows an intricately detailed stone plaque or monument off-center to the left, with inscribed text reading "Landschaften und Köpfe von LD." The scene includes dense foliage, stones, two figures near the monument, a winding path disappearing into trees, an ornate stone urn on a pedestal covered by leaves, and twisted trees on the left side. Brushstrokes are detailed, and the color palette is monochrome. Wispy clouds stretch across a clear sky in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with forty-nine etchings on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 15.4 × 19.5 cm (6 1/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
    book: 15.88 × 20.32 × 0.95 cm (6 1/4 × 8 × 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.169.2.1-49

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854-1888: nos. 1-6, 8-49

Associated Artworks

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Title Page

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

1744

Landscape with a Grove of Trees at Left

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

1743

River with Distant Buildings

Christian Ludwig von Hagedorn

1743

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, 26 May 2016, no. 5333); (via C. G. Boerner, New York); purchased 2016 by NGA.

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: no.1-6, 8-49

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