River Landscape with a Bridge; Monkey Paging through a Book
1830/1835
Medium
etching on wove paper (2 subjects on one plate with remarques, proof)
Dimensions
plate: 26.3 x 17.1 cm (10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.) sheet: 29.7 x 21.1 cm (11 11/16 x 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1999.47.1
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
In the early 1830s, French artist Alexandre-Gabrielamps created *River Landscape with a Bridge; Paging through a Book*, etching on wove paper showcases his mastery of printmaking. Decamps, a pioneer of Orientalism and a key figure in the Barbizon School often drew inspiration from his travels in the Near East, infusing his works with dramatic light, rich textures, and exotic motifs. This proof impression—featuring two distinct subjects on a single plate (26.3 x 17.1 cm)—is enhanced by *remarques*, Decamps' spontaneous marginal sketches that add a personal, improvisational touch unique to early...
About the Artist
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps · 1803–1860
Comment on works: genre