La fiancee du roi de Garbe: L'arbre
1786
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1786
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La fiancee du roi de Garbe: L'arbre is a 1786 ink by Louis Petit, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a woman in fancy 18th-century clothes standing in a forest. She’s holding a long scroll and looking down at a kneeling man, who’s holding a small object like a key. The background is dark trees with a distant building glowing faintly through the branches. The woman’s outfit and the scroll suggest she might represent something symbolic—maybe power or a story. The artist used shading to make the scene feel dramatic, with light hitting only certain spots. If you like this style, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how artists create depth with ink and lines.
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