Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
1763
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Battling Tritons is a 1763 ink by Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two muscular, hairy figures wrestling in the water. One man is on his knees, grabbing the other’s arm, while the second man struggles to stand, his face twisted in effort. Waves crash around them, and the background is full of swirling lines, like rough ocean spray. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to show movement and energy. The scene looks like it’s straight from a story about sea gods. Check out etching to see how artists like this create detailed prints.
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1744–1744) was an artist.
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