Canal at Utrecht

Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914, 1771, publié en 1787

The image shows a river or canal with boats on the water and a line of trees on the far shore. The drawing is done in soft pencil strokes with a limited color palette of grey. A person is in a small boat in the foreground, while larger boats with figures are moored at the bank. The sky has clouds and birds.
Artiste
Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914
Datation
1771, publié en 1787
Catégorie
Estampe
Technique
chalk manner and roulette printed in black ink on laid paper with some hand-coloring in light gray wash
Dimensions
16,8 × 27 cm cut within platemark
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Domaine public, CC0

Description de l’image

The image shows a river or canal with boats on the water and a line of trees on the far shore. The drawing is done in soft pencil strokes with a limited color palette of grey. A person is in a small boat in the foreground, while larger boats with figures are moored at the bank. The sky has clouds and birds.

Niederländische Grafik 1730–1914