Wooded Landscape with Figures outside a Cottage

1795

Amelia Noel

Associated Names
Amelia Noel

Artist, British, 1759 - 1818

The image shows a rural scene with a path curving towards the horizon. In the foreground, there's a tree on the right with vines on its trunk, and on the left, a tree frames a house where figures are gathered near the entrance. The background consists of misty, distant trees. The brushwork is a mix of detailed and soft strokes, and the color palette includes earth tones, blues, and yellows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite with scratching out on wove paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47 × 69.9 cm (18 1/2 × 27 1/2 in.)
    mount: 56.8 × 76.8 cm (22 3/8 × 30 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.50.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Karen Taylor Fine Art, London); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

lower center: Amelia noel / 1795

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