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No. 22. GASPARE POUSSIN.
Landscape ; the companion to the last described picture. The mid-
dle-ground, by gentle gradations, terminates in a valley, at the bottom
of which a small piece of water is introduced with the most happy
effect. An extensive range of picturesque country forms the distance.
The foreground is enriched by two figures; one reposing on a bank; the
other walking down a winding path, at the right corner of the picture.
These charming little landscapes are in Gaspar’s most finished man-
ner, and unite to the classic purity of composition which peculiarly cha-
racterizes the productions of his pencil, a truth of colouring and breadth
of effect scarcely inferior to Claude.
This picture is on canvass, and measures 1 foot 7f inches in length by
1 foot 2i inches in height. This and the former picture were brought
from Paris by Mr. Bryant, from whom they were purchased by the
Duke of Bridge water.
No. 23. GASPARE POUSSIN.
A Landscape in Gaspar’s grandest style. A rocky steep to the left,
surmounted by a group of trees, forms the foreground of the picture,
and terminates in a deep glen in the opposite corner, from which rises
a romantic mount, enriched with the broken tints of wood and rock. A
winding road leads the eye into the landscape by a bold ascent. On the
near ground a traveller is introduced inquiring his way from a man, who
is reposing on the side of the road; beyond, a shepherd is seen driving
his flock before him down the rugged pathway. The picturesque town
of Tivoli furnishes the middle-ground, and the extensive Campagna of
Rome, bounded by the Appenines, forms the distance, which is carried
off in light with admirable truth of effect.
This picture is on canvass, and measures 4 feet 5 inches in height, by
3 feet 2| inches.
No. 22. GASPARE POUSSIN.
Landscape ; the companion to the last described picture. The mid-
dle-ground, by gentle gradations, terminates in a valley, at the bottom
of which a small piece of water is introduced with the most happy
effect. An extensive range of picturesque country forms the distance.
The foreground is enriched by two figures; one reposing on a bank; the
other walking down a winding path, at the right corner of the picture.
These charming little landscapes are in Gaspar’s most finished man-
ner, and unite to the classic purity of composition which peculiarly cha-
racterizes the productions of his pencil, a truth of colouring and breadth
of effect scarcely inferior to Claude.
This picture is on canvass, and measures 1 foot 7f inches in length by
1 foot 2i inches in height. This and the former picture were brought
from Paris by Mr. Bryant, from whom they were purchased by the
Duke of Bridge water.
No. 23. GASPARE POUSSIN.
A Landscape in Gaspar’s grandest style. A rocky steep to the left,
surmounted by a group of trees, forms the foreground of the picture,
and terminates in a deep glen in the opposite corner, from which rises
a romantic mount, enriched with the broken tints of wood and rock. A
winding road leads the eye into the landscape by a bold ascent. On the
near ground a traveller is introduced inquiring his way from a man, who
is reposing on the side of the road; beyond, a shepherd is seen driving
his flock before him down the rugged pathway. The picturesque town
of Tivoli furnishes the middle-ground, and the extensive Campagna of
Rome, bounded by the Appenines, forms the distance, which is carried
off in light with admirable truth of effect.
This picture is on canvass, and measures 4 feet 5 inches in height, by
3 feet 2| inches.