Landscape: Road to Horville (Paysage: Chemin d'Horville)
1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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 print shows a dark, tangled forest on the left with thick branches and shadows. In the middle, a lone rider on horseback moves along a winding road through a misty, open field. The background fades into soft, distant hills and a faint sky. The artist used fine, scratchy lines to create texture, almost like drawing with a needle. The mood feels quiet and mysterious, with no clear path ahead. If you like this style, check out etching to see how artists make prints like this.
