Landscape with a Peasant Carrying Firewood

c. 1800

Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar

Associated Names
Ernst Willem Jan Bagelaar

Artist, Flemish, 1775 - 1837

The image shows a low vantage point of a forest path leading into dense woodland. Tall trees and foliage obscure the horizon, but some open sky is visible in the distance. A figure with a dog is walking along the path towards the woods. The painting style features detailed brushstrokes depicting leaves, branches, and the forest floor texture. The black and white color palette gives the image a classic, timeless quality, using tonal variations for depth. Figures and animals can be seen in the distance beyond the trees, hinting at a continuing landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on white laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Miriam Jacobson Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.9 x 21.4 cm (6 5/8 x 8 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 18.9 x 23.5 cm (7 7/16 x 9 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.50.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hill-Stone, Inc., New York); purchased for NGA, by NGA docents, 1996.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in graphite: 142 1 8; by later hand, lower center verso in pen and brown ink: 142, 1e etat

Watermarks

cut off

Wikidata ID

Q75396854

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