Artwork
Triumphal Arch
Triumphal Arch is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Jean-Jacques de Boissieu. It dates from 1759 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:on tablet in image: paisages Dessinés & / gravés / par JJ DB (in monogram) / a Lyon / 1759; by later hand, upper left of mount in graphite: L.B. 122; by later hand, lower center of mount in graphite: 1re. Epreuve d'eau-forte pure.; by later hand, lower left of mount in graphite: 94.
About this work
Overview
Triumphal Arch is an etching on laid paper created by Jean-Jacques de Boissieu in 1759.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts two figures standing beneath a weathered stone arch, adorned with a clock or plaque, set against a backdrop of a bare-branched tree and scattered logs on the ground, evoking a quiet, enigmatic atmosphere.
Technique & Style
De Boissieu employed a scratchy, textured etching style to capture the interplay of light and shadow, rendering the scene in black and white.
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