Southern Landscape with Resting Wayfarers at a River
1760–99
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray ink
Dimensions
sheet: 4 13/16 x 7 13/16 in. (12.2 x 19.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2008
Accession Number
2008.623
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late 18th century, artist Ferdinand Kobell captured the tranquil beauty of a *Southern Landscape with Restingfarers at a River* in this delicate drawing, dated between 1760 and1799. Created with pen and brown ink accented by brush and gray wash, the small sheet (4 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.) exemplifies the precision of 18th-century draftsmanship. Now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints, was acquired through the generous Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, in 2008. The composition evokes a peaceful pastoral scene: weary tr...
About the Artist
Ferdinand Kobell · 1740–1799
Comment on works: Landscapes with figures; Mountains; times of the day