View Near Orleans, c. 1695-97. Isaac de Moucheron (Dutch, 1667-1744). Pen and brown ink, grey, brown, pink-brown, and pale grey mixed with white washes, with traces of graphite underdrawing on laid paper; brown ink framing line; sheet: x cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.). The Dutch artist Isaac de Moucheron’s view of a rural hillside is inscribed in Dutch “Buyten Orleans” (outside Orleans), indicating that he made the drawing while passing through France on a journey from the Netherlands to Italy. De Moucheron likely captured this scene with graphite and ink while on-site and then finished it la
View Near Orleans, c. 1695-97. Isaac de Moucheron (Dutch, 1667-1744). Pen and brown ink, grey, brown, pink-brown, and pale grey mixed with white washes, with traces of graphite underdrawing on laid paper; brown ink framing line; sheet: x cm (9 x 11 9/16 in.). The Dutch artist Isaac de Moucheron’s view of a rural hillside is inscribed in Dutch “Buyten Orleans” (outside Orleans), indicating that he made the drawing while passing through France on a journey from the Netherlands to Italy. De Moucheron likely captured this scene with graphite and ink while on-site and then finished it later with gray, brown, and pink washes. Many Dutch artists took Italian sojourns to sketch the landscape, antique sculpture, and architecture.
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