Chute de Staubbach, dans la Vallée de Lauterbrunnen (Falls at Staubbach in the Lauterbrunnen Valley)

probably 1776

Jean-François Janinet after Caspar Wolf

Associated Names
Jean-François Janinet

Artist, French, 1752 - 1814

Caspar Wolf

Artist After, Swiss, 1735 - 1783

The image depicts a valley surrounded by cliffs and waterfalls, viewed from an elevated perspective. The cliffs, waterfalls, greenery, trees, river, and sky are detailed with fine brushstrokes using earthy tones. Figures and wooden structures are visible in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and wash manner, printed in blue, red, yellow, and black inks

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 29.9 x 45 cm (11 3/4 x 17 11/16 in.)
    overall (outer framing line): 23.2 x 32.1 cm (9 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.81

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Portalis/Beraldi 1880, no. 92

  • Series Title

    Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004, no. 42, as Chûte de Staubbach dans la vallée de Lauterbrunnen (Falls at Staubbach in the Lauterbrunnen Valley) by....

Bibliography

1880

  • Portalis, baron Roger and Henri Beraldi. Les graveurs du dix-huitieme siecle. 2 parts, 3 vols. each part. Paris, 1880.

2003

  • Colorful Impressions: The Printmaking Revolution in Eighteenth-Century France. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2003-2004: no. 42.

Wikidata ID

Q65022258

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