The Ford (Le passage du gué)

Claude Lorrain, 1634

The image is an etching featuring a scene with fine lines. The horizon is high, with trees dominating the center. The linework provides texture to the trees, foliage, and figures. The color palette is monochrome, with varying line density creating contrast and shading. In the foreground, goats are near water, and two figures stand in conversation. Another figure is seated. Trees frame the middle distance, with birds in the sky.

Artist: Claude Lorrain
Date: 1634
Type: Print
Medium: etching
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence: Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image is an etching featuring a scene with fine lines. The horizon is high, with trees dominating the center. The linework provides texture to the trees, foliage, and figures. The color palette is monochrome, with varying line density creating contrast and shading. In the foreground, goats are near water, and two figures stand in conversation. Another figure is seated. Trees frame the middle distance, with birds in the sky.

Claude Lorrain