Artwork
Resting Travelers in a Mountainous Landscape
Resting Travelers in a Mountainous Landscape is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Franz Joseph Leopold. It dates from 1806 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:below image: Mit der Feder auf Marmor gezeichnet von Franz Leopold / vervielfältigt und im Verlage bei W. Reuter, Berlin 1806; on verso, in graphite: Dukin (?) 20.10.53 / Dr. W. A. Luz, Augsburge Sh. (?) 61; Dussler J. / Winkler 479. 6. / aubild pl. 1.
About this work
Overview
Resting Travelers in a Mountainous Landscape is a lithograph created in 1806 by Franz Joseph Leopold, depicting a serene natural scene with figures at rest.
Subject & Meaning
The print shows three travelers resting under a rocky cliff on a grassy slope, surrounded by vegetation, with a winding path and distant building in the background, conveying a sense of tranquility.
Technique & Style
Leopold employed fine lithographic lines to render detailed textures, such as clothing folds and tree bark, achieving a soft, edgeless quality that enhances the peaceful atmosphere.
History & Provenance
Created in 1806, the work's provenance is not detailed here, focusing instead on its technical and aesthetic aspects as a product of early 19th-century lithography.
Context
This lithograph reflects the early 19th-century interest in landscape and the capabilities of lithography, a relatively new technique at the time, for capturing nuanced natural scenes.
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