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An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley
An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley is an ink drawing by the Romanticist artist Benjamin West. It dates from 1762 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Overview
An Alpine Landscape with a Couple Seated by Trees Overlooking a Valley is a drawing by Benjamin West, created in 1762 using pen and gray ink on light gray laid paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a serene valley surrounded by rolling hills, with a couple seated on a rock near two trees in the foreground and a small church to the left.
Technique & Style
West employed loose, sketchy lines and cross-hatching to capture the landscape's mood and texture, contrasting sharp foreground elements with fading background mountains.
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Artist
Benjamin West (October 10, 1738 – March 11, 1820) was an American-born British painter who specialised in history painting, creating such works as The Death of Nelson, The Death of General Wolfe, the Treaty of Paris,…
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