1858
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Marais de la Burbanche is a 1858 ink by Adolphe Appian, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a quiet wetland scene. A few birds stand near the water’s edge, while trees and rocks fill the background. The surface of the lake is textured with fine lines, almost like ripples. The artist used tiny, precise marks to build up the details—each stroke makes the scene feel alive. This kind of drawing is called *etching*, where acid bites into metal plates to create the lines. Next, look up etching to see how artists turn metal into art.
Adolphe Appian (born as Jacques Barthelemy Adolphe Appian; 28 August 1819 – 29 April 1898) was a French landscape painter and etcher.
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