Print Description
The print features a pastoral landscape with two figures sitting near the water, one leaning against a rock with a staff. In the background, there are trees, a small waterfall, and a city, with distant mountains rising above the horizon.
Made by Isaak de Moucheron after Gaspard Dughet (known also as G. Poussin, as he adopted the name of his brother-in-law Nicolas Poussin).
Medium: Etching on Hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Coat of arms with French lilly.
Sheet size: 25.4 x 17.1 cm (10 x 6.73 inch).
Condition: very good, given age. Minimal toning, sharp impression; overall in very good condition. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ISAAK DE MOUCHERON, GASPARD DUGHET, LANDSCAPE, CITYSCAPE, WATERFALL, ETCHING, DUTCH ART | PCO-E21-04
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Part of the series Eenige landschappen.
Reference: Hollstein Dutch 43, Boisclair 1986 (G.130).
Biography engraver: Isaak de Moucheron (1667?1744) was a Dutch painter and etcher noted for his landscape depictions. His Italianate landscapes were highly influenced by classical compositions and his travels in Italy.
Biography artist: Gaspard Dughet (1615?1675) was a French landscape painter, who adopted the name of his brother-in-law, Nicolas Poussin. He was celebrated for his classical landscapes, which often depicted idealized nature.
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