Voyages pittoresques et romantiques dans l'ancienne France. Franche-Comté: Vue du Château de Frasne
1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This black-and-white drawing shows an old stone castle perched on a hill. A tall tower with a pointed roof sits beside a smaller round building with an arched doorway. Below, a bridge leads to the castle entrance, where a few people stand. In the foreground, a woman in a long dress walks along a path lined with wild plants and a low stone wall. The title at the bottom calls it *Vue du Château de Frasne*, meaning it’s a view of a real castle in France. The artist traveled to sketch old buildings, capturing their weathered details. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used ruins and nature to tell stories.
