Two Men at the Ford
1760
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
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Franz Edmund Weirotter
Franz Edmund Weirotter (1730–1771) was an artist.
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ink
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Two Men at the Ford is a 1760 ink by Franz Edmund Weirotter, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows two men leading a horse through shallow water near a rocky shore. The background has rolling hills, a lone tree on the right, and a distant mountain. The lines are scratchy and dark, almost like quick pencil strokes. The artist used a technique called drypoint to make the lines look rough and textured. This was a way to add detail without heavy shading. Look up etching to see how artists like this one create prints using acid and metal plates.
Franz Edmund Weirotter (1730–1771) was an artist.
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