Three figures seated beneath a tree with a body of water at left and sheep at right

Q: When was "Three figures seated beneath a tree with a body of water at left and sheep at right" created?

This artwork was created 1774–1829.

Q: Is "Three figures seated beneath a tree with a body of water at left and sheep at right" in the public domain?

Yes, Three figures seated beneath a tree with a body of water at left and sheep at right is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jean Louis de Marne (called Demarnette)

1774–1829

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Plate: 3 1/8 × 3 11/16 in. (7.9 × 9.3 cm) Sheet: 3 3/8 × 3 15/16 in. (8.6 × 10 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Accession Number

26.48.5

Art Historical Context

Nestled in the intimate format of an etching, *Three Figures Seated Beneath a Tree with a Body of Water at Left and Sheep at Right* by Jean Louis de Marne (called Demarnette) captures a serene pastoral idyll from the late 18th to early 19th century. Created between 1774 and 1829, this small print (plate measures just 3 1/8 × 3 11/16 inches) depicts three figures resting under a shady tree, with tranquil water on one side and grazing sheep on the other—a classic evocation of rural harmony that reflects the era's Romantic yearning for nature's simplicity amid France's turbulent revolutionary yea...

Three figures seated beneath a tree with a body of water at left and sheep at right

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