Trompe l'Oeil: Landscapes and Sheep, Using Original Copperplates

Italienische Grafik 1779–1810, c. 1790

In the image, there are two large drawings stacked in the center. One features sheep and the other depicts a rural house with smoke rising and trees in the background. The color palette includes shades of gray, white, and beige. The drawings are contained within an ornate oval-shaped frame with intricate floral and scroll designs around the border. The sheep drawing slightly overlaps the rural scene, both are angled slightly from each other, creating a sense of layered depth.
Artist
Italienische Grafik 1779–1810
Date
c. 1790
Type
Print
Medium
etchings and color etching with touches of engraving printed in black and brown with ochre watercolor on blue laid paper
Dimensions
25.8 × 37.5 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

In the image, there are two large drawings stacked in the center. One features sheep and the other depicts a rural house with smoke rising and trees in the background. The color palette includes shades of gray, white, and beige. The drawings are contained within an ornate oval-shaped frame with intricate floral and scroll designs around the border. The sheep drawing slightly overlaps the rural scene, both are angled slightly from each other, creating a sense of layered depth.

Italienische Grafik 1779–1810