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House with a Portico at Ermenonville

François-Édouard Bertin

Associated Names

François-Édouard Bertin

Artist, French, 1797 - 1871

The image shows a classical building in a forested area. A stone stairway leads up to the building, with columns and arched windows visible. Tall trees with slim trunks surround the structure, and the foliage dominates the upper portion of the image. The artwork is in light gray pencil on cream-colored paper, conveying a soft and airy feel.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Donald Stone
Dimensions

overall: 15.5 x 21 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

1995.81.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul Prouté, Paris); Donald Stone, New York; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper left in brown ink: Ermenonville

Wikidata ID

Q64569777

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