Artwork
An Old Willow by a Stream
An Old Willow by a Stream is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Johann Georg von Dillis. It dates from 1793 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
An Old Willow by a Stream is an etching on laid paper created by Johann Georg von Dillis in 1793.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a serene landscape featuring a tangle of trees and bushes alongside a calm stream, with indistinct shapes possibly representing animals or people in the water.
Technique & Style
Dillis employed fine lines to achieve a textured, dense representation of the trees, characteristic of the etching style prevalent during the late 18th century.
Artist & collection
The Old Willow at a Brook
Mouldering Tree Trunk![Forest on Lago Maggiore [Foresta sul Lago Maggiore], by Giberto Borromeo](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/giberto-borromeo--forest-on-lago-maggiore-foresta-sul-lago-maggiore--6d25270befdb299f-w320.webp)
Forest on Lago Maggiore [Foresta sul Lago Maggiore]
Cottage on a Hill
View from a Forest Stream Into a Clearing
The Water's Course
Flooding in the Forest of the Ile Séguin
En Foret a Breau
Edge of a Wood (Lisiere de bois)
Stream through an Ancient Forest
A Group of Willows
A Forest Marsh with Travelers on a Bank (The Travelers)