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Overgrown Rocks
Josephus Augustus Knip (1777-1847), graphite, with grey wash and watercolour, c. 1809-1812
Some worked-up, overgrown rocks, and a pair of cypresses and other trees drawn in outline, and nothing else. With Knip, less is often more: the simpler the motif, the more impressive the drawing. Unfortunately, the draughtsman neglected to note where he recorded this little patch of nature, but judging from the cypresses at the left, it must have been in Italy.
- Object numberRP-T-2014-14-38
- Dimensions365 mm x 504 mm
- Physical characteristicsgrafiet, penseel in grijs en penseel in waterverf in kleuren