Ancient Oak in the Bois de Boulougne
Eugène Bléry
1855
Medium
etching on chine collé
Dimensions
plate: 45 x 39.9 cm (17 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.) sheet: 61 x 46.4 cm (24 x 18 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
2006.85.1
About the Artist
Eugène Bléry
Eugène Bléry (1805–1887) was a French engraver and etcher whose refined printmaking brought him considerable recognition among connoisseurs of the graphic arts during the nineteenth century. He trained in Paris and developed a particular affinity for landscape subjects rendered through the demanding medium of etching, where his technical precision and sensitivity to natural light set his work apar...