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 landscape with trees and a path. A person with a dog walks along the path. In the distance, a village and more trees are visible. The artwork is created using an etching technique with detailed brushstrokes, displaying intricate tree and foliage details. The color palette is monochromatic with black ink on blue-toned paper. Shadows add depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on blue laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Miriam Jacobson Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.9 x 21.1 cm (6 5/8 x 8 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 19 x 23.2 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.50.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Majuun(?) Bagelaar; by later hand, center verso in graphite: B / bis

Wikidata ID

Q75396912

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