Landscape
19th century
Medium
Pencil and two sheets of wove paper pasted together. Squared.
Dimensions
6 5/16 x 12 1/2 in. (16 x 31.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.3627
Tags
Art Historical Context
Franz von Hauslab the Younger's *Landscape*, created in the 19th century, captures the serene beauty of a mountainous scene dotted with houses. This intimate drawing, executed in pencil on two sheets of wove paper meticulously pasted together, measures just 6 5/16 x 12 1/2 inches. The squared grid overlay—a practical technique used by artists to scale up sketches for larger paintings or engravings—hints at its role as a preparatory study, blending precision with natural observation. Hauslab, working in an era when Romanticism celebrated the sublime power of nature, employs fine pencil lines t...