Plate 33 from Blatt Baum und Landschafts Studien
c. 1810
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.8 × 23 cm (12 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.); Sheet: 47 × 32 cm (18 9/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
121535
Art Historical Context
**Plate 33 from *Blatt Baum und Landss Studien*** *Lorenz Ekemann Alesson c. 1810* Lithograph on paper, Art Institute of Chicago Step into the early 19th century with Plate 33 from Lorenz Ekemann Alesson's *att Baum und Landschaft Studien* ("Sheets of Tree and Landscape"), a delicate lithograph capturing the intricate beauty of nature. Created around 1810, this work exemplifies the burgeoning Romantic fascination with the natural world, where artists turned to detailed studies of trees and landscapes as of inspiration and scientific observation. Alesson, a lesser-known figure likely act...