1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Hamlet near the Lake (Le hameau pres du lac) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet, tangled forest scene. Tall trees fill the middle, their branches thick and messy. In the background, a small building peeks through the leaves. The ground is covered in wavy lines—maybe grass or water. The artist used sharp lines to create texture, almost like scratching into the paper. This was a common way to make prints before photography. Check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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