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Figures in a Landscape

1763

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel

(French, 1735–1813)
Culture
France
Medium
Black ink and gray wash; framing lines in brown ink
Support
; secondary support
Measurements
Sheet: 17.2 x 27.9 cm (6 3/4 x 11 in.); Overall: 21 x 31.7 cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.49
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

Hoüel’s oeuvre is dominated by images of landscapes in varied media. This ink and wash drawing portrays a scene of ordinary life in a verdant, mountainous environment. In the foreground, two men on horseback converse while others rest on a rock. On the left, the sail and rigging of a boat stalled in the harbor are visible.
A horizontally oriented ink and gray wash drawing on tan paper depicts a landscape with a sailboat on the left and rocky cliffs on the right. On the lower left, two men rest near a tall mast with unfurled sails. Toward the right, two figures on horseback and a reclining cow face steep, craggy heights crowned with dense trees. In the center middle ground, a small group stands within the light-dappled terrain.

Figures in a Landscape

1763

Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel

(French, 1735–1813)
France

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