The image displays a natural landscape with trees, foliage, and a cloudy sky. The trees are detailed with sepia-toned brushstrokes, creating texture and depth. The color palette is warm and brown, giving a monochromatic look. The background shows open fields and more trees, with wispy clouds in the sky.
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The Carrefour de l'Aiguille in the Forest of Fontainebleau

attributed to artist Jean-Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734 - 1781)

c. 1770

Medium
red chalk on laid paper, laid down on old mount
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 26.5 × 44.6 cm (10 7/16 × 17 9/16 in.) ; mount: 33 × 51.3 cm (13 × 20 3/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund and Phillips Family 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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