River Landscape with a Passing Storm

1809

Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Associated Names
Jean-Jacques de Boissieu

Artist, French, 1736 - 1810

The image features a landscape with a flowing river seen from a low vantage point. Rugged cliffs with a waterfall are in the background. A structure is visible on the cliffs. The artwork has fine brushstrokes detailing trees, the waterfall, and the river. The color palette is monochromatic. The river flows swiftly, rocks are visible, and trees line a path on the right. Two cows are present. The landscape transitions into rocky outcroppings and dense trees in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with touches of roulette on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 31.8 x 41.5 cm (12 1/2 x 16 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.5 x 42.3 cm (12 13/16 x 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.58.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Boissieu 1878, no. 140, State v/vii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul Prouté, Paris; purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1878

  • Boissieu, Alphonse de. J.J. de Boissieu, catalogue raisonne de son oeuvre. Paris: Rapilly; and Lyons: Auguste Brun, 1878.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J.J. DB 1809; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Vte. Monnier

Watermarks

J WHATMAN

Wikidata ID

Q75125334

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