Rocky Stream with an Artist Seated on the Left
Claude Lorrain, Breenbergh, Poelenburgh, Poussin, and many other artists often went on group outings to draw directly from nature. In this case Claude probably drew the portrait of a colleague on the other side of the stream, while the colors were most likely added later, in the studio.
Claude Gellée, known as Claude Lorrain (1600 or 1604/05 – 1682)
circa 1635
Graphite, red and black chalk, pen, brush and brown ink – H. 26.4 cm; W. 35.7 cm – Teylers Museum, Haarlem, inv. L 44 – Acquired by the Teyler Foundation in 1790
circa 1635
Graphite, red and black chalk, pen, brush and brown ink – H. 26.4 cm; W. 35.7 cm – Teylers Museum, Haarlem, inv. L 44 – Acquired by the Teyler Foundation in 1790
© Haarlem, Teylers Museum