Vue d’Église et Entrée du Village d’Essômes

1880

Maxime Lalanne

Associated Names
Maxime Lalanne

Artist, French, 1827 - 1886

Alfred Cadart

Printer, French, 1828 - 1875

Alfred Cadart

Publisher, French, 1828 - 1875

The image shows a street view from a slightly elevated position of a village road lined with buildings and trees. A large church with a tower and spire stands out in the background. The artwork employs delicate linework resembling an etching, with fine lines outlining the buildings and foliage. The color scheme is primarily sepia, giving a historical or vintage quality. Trees and roofs are in the foreground, framing the street, which curves towards the church. Faint clouds are visible in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Carol and James Goodfriend

  • Dimensions

    image: 11.7 × 18.4 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
    plate: 14.7 × 20.8 cm (5 13/16 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.5 × 48.2 cm (12 3/8 × 19 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.113.54

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Villet 2010, no. 133, state iii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James and Carol Goodfriend, New York; gift to NGA, 2021.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892, no. 91.

2010

  • Villet, Jeffrey Michael. The Complete Prints of Maxime Lalanne: a catalogue raisonné, lithographs and etchings. Washington, DC: 2010, no. 133, state iii/iii.

Inscriptions

in plate lower left: Lalanne; engraved beneath plate lower left: Maxime Lalanne, del. et sc.; lower center: VUE DE L'ÉGLISE ET ENTRÉE DU VILLAGE D'ESSOMES / (Près Château - Thierry); lower right: Vve A. Cadart, Edit. Imp. 56., Bard Haussmann, Paris; on verso across bottom in graphite: (not deciphered)

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