Landscape with Cottage on the Water / Two Men at the Ford

1760

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

The image shows a rustic dwelling with a thatched roof amidst tall trees. A faint outline of buildings can be seen in the distance along the horizon. The scene is depicted in an etching style with fine lines detailing the foliage and structures. A small body of water with a boat and two figures is nearby. The color palette is monochromatic, with various tones of black and gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to platemark): 21.4 × 15.6 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
    mount: 24 × 17.9 cm (9 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.117.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Winterberg no. 57

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Princes of Liechtenstein, Vaduz; (Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased by NGA, 2024

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at bottom center: F. Weirotter [reversed]

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