House with a Dovecote in a Rolling Landscape
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1770
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
House with a Dovecote in a Rolling Landscape is a 1770 ink by Nicolas Pérignon, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a quiet countryside scene. A small house with a thatched roof sits on a gentle hill, surrounded by trees and bushes. In the foreground, a person stands near a tiny shelter with a sloped roof—maybe a storage hut or a birdhouse. The sky is lightly sketched with wavy lines, and the water below looks calm, with a few rocks near the shore. The artist used fine lines to show texture, like the rough bark of trees or the thatch on the roofs. This kind of drawing was often done by hand with tools that scratched into metal plates. If you like this style, look up etching to see how it’s made.
