Pont Rustique
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of George Campbell Cooper
Accession Number
1896-3-338
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Pont Rustique** by Franz Edmund Weirotter captures the charm of 18th-century European landscape art. This print, created around 1760 by the Austrian artist (1730–1771), evokes a "rustic bridge" – *pont rustique* in French – likely depicting a simple, picturesque structure amid natural scenery. Weirotter, a master etcher renowned for his detailed views of Italy and France during his travels, blended Rococo elegance with emerging Neoclassical precision, making his works accessible through the print medium. As a print from the Smithsonian American Art Museum's collection (bequest of George Cam...