1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Top of the Hill (Le haut de la colline) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a hilly landscape with a big tree on the right side. The ground is covered in bushes and grass, and the hills fade into the distance. The lines are scratchy, like someone drew fast with a sharp tool. The artist used a technique called drypoint to make these deep, textured lines. It’s a way to carve into metal plates for prints, leaving a rough edge. Try looking up drypoint to see how it works.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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