Country landscape with a river running at right and houses in the background
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 6 5/16 × 9 1/4 in. (16.1 × 23.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.500.546
Art Historical Context
This etching, titled "Country landscape with a river running at right and houses in the background," dates from 1845–75 and was produced by Alfred Cadart and Xavier de Dananche. The small-scale print, measuring roughly 6 by 9 inches, depicts a tranquil rural scene with a winding river guiding the eye toward distant houses. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Department of Drawings and Prints and acquired in 1959 through the Elisha Whittelsey Fund, it belongs to a period when printmaking flourished as both an artistic and accessible medium. Etching allowed artists to achieve delicate li...
About the Artist
Alfred Cadart|Xavier de Dananche (French| ) · 1816 |1828 –1876 |1875
French, Montmorency 1816–1876|