This image depicts a dense and intricate wooded landscape from a ground-level perspective. The artwork shows a maze of gnarled tree trunks on the left side that overlap and entwine. As the eye moves from left to right, a path is revealed meandering through the trees towards a clearing in the distance. The horizon is subtly defined with the sky meeting a far-off landscape, with the silhouettes of treetops against it. The etching technique is evident in the finely articulated lines and cross-hatching that create texture and depth. The color palette is monochromatic, relying on contrasts…
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Entrance to the Forest

Paul Huet (French, 1803 - 1869)

c. 1846

Medium
etching on chine collé [proof]
Classification
Print
Dimensions
plate: 28.5 x 35700 cm (11 1/4 x 14055 1/16 in.) ; sheet: 29.2 x 42.4 cm (11 1/2 x 16 11/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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