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A Young Couple Seated near a Massive Rock Formation

Johann August Nahl II

Associated Names

Johann August Nahl II

Artist, German, 1752 - 1825

The image shows a rocky landscape with intricate rock formations, vegetation, two figures seated on a rock, more rocks, sparse vegetation, a gentle slope towards the lower left corner, birds in flight against a light-colored sky, and an earthy color palette of soft browns and tans.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper
Credit Line

Julius S. Held Collection
Dimensions

overall: 33.6 x 46.7 cm (13 1/4 x 18 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

1984.1.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Johann Wilhelm Nahl (Lugt 1954)

Associated Names

Held, Julius S., Professor

Exhibition History

1997

Building a Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997-1998, no. 103, as A Young Couple Seated near a Massive Rock Formation.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower left: JH Nahl

Wikidata ID

Q64581871

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