1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Shepherd's Hut on a Hillside (Bergerie sur le coteau) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a small hut with a thatched roof perched on a rocky hillside. The hut looks weathered, with rough wood walls and a simple door. Two bare trees stand beside it, their branches reaching toward the sky. The ground slopes down to a grassy area, and the whole scene is drawn in sharp, dark lines. The artist used a technique that creates both fine lines and rough textures—notice how the grass and thatch look almost three-dimensional. This kind of drawing was popular in the 1800s when artists focused on nature’s raw beauty. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how this print was made.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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