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La nature étaloit à nos yeux toute sa magnificence, by Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, ink, 1778

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Overview

La nature étaloit à nos yeux toute sa magnificence is a 1778 ink by Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet, a Romanticism work, depicting Aeneas, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?
Jean-Baptiste Blaise Simonet
When & what style?
1778 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?
National Gallery of Art

About this work

This painting shows a scenic landscape with trees and a lake. It's an etching, which is a technique where the artist scratches a design into a metal plate. The artist likely chose this method for its precise lines and details, and it was a popular choice for landscape prints at the time. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the technique: etching.

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