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Jean-Pierre-Louis-Laurent Hoüel

Figures in a Landscape

1763
Black ink and gray wash; framing lines in brown ink

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

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.

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