River Landscape with Figures and a Boat at Water's Edge

1768

Nicolas Pérignon

Associated Names
Nicolas Pérignon

Artist, French, 1726 - 1782

The image is captured from a slightly elevated point of view showing a wide landscape. A hill with a small structure is in the distance. The etching features detailed brushstrokes emphasizing textures of trees, water, and clouds. A small boat with figures is on a calm river, with a line of trees in the background. The color palette is monochrome with shades of black creating depth and contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 11.3 x 16.9 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 19.9 x 24.1 cm (7 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.44.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baudicour, no. 10, State (before the letters)

  • Series Title

    Premier Cahier

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James Bergquist, Boston; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1859

  • Baudicour, Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris, 1859-1861. Reprint, Paris, 1967: Prosper de. Le peintre-graveur français continue, ou catalogue raisonné des estampes gravees par les peintres et les dessinateurs de l'ecole française nes dans le XVIIIe siècle. 2 vols. Paris: Mme Bouchard Huzard, Rapilly [etc.], 1859-1861.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Ir. N Perignon 1768 (the 6 reversed); by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 1

Watermarks

Bunch of grapes

Wikidata ID

Q75125122

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