1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Landscape: Road to Horville (Paysage: Chemin d'Horville) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a winding dirt road cutting through a quiet, grassy hillside. Tall trees and bushes line the left side, their branches tangled and detailed. The background fades into soft, rolling fields under a pale sky. The artist used sharp lines to show texture—every blade of grass and leaf is visible. This is how drypoint works: the needle scratches into the metal plate, leaving fine lines that hold ink. Look up technique: drypoint to see how artists make marks like these.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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