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Tree Trunks and Lane
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Tree Trunks and Lane

1811–13

Medium

Softground etching on chine collé

Tags

Dimensions

plate: 8 1/16 x 6 3/8 in. (20.4 x 16.2 cm) sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 9/16 in. (36.8 x 26.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About John Crome

1768–1821United Kingdom

Major artist of the Norwich school and a representative of the transition from the 18th century Picturesque tradition to the Romantic approach to landscape. His work is noted for its bold use of space, attentiveness to local detail and broad handling of paint. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views; Moonlights