
Le chemin de Garens (The Road to Garens)
Bléry, Eugène · French
published 1849
- Medium
- etching on chine collé
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1826 to 1850
- Image size
- 5059 × 3232px
Description
The image depicts a landscape with a rural setting. The view is from a slightly elevated point, with an obstructed horizon due to tall trees and foliage. Buildings, likely cottages, line both sides of a narrow path, flanked by dense trees. The illustration is in a monochrome palette, with brown hues and shades of sepia. The composition leads the eye through the path and deeper into the cottages and surrounding nature.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).