Crossing the Fields - Original Etching by G. Perelle - Mid 17th Century
By Gabriel Perelle
Located in Roma, IT
Crossing the Fields is a fine black and white etching realized by the French old master, Gabriel Perelle (1603-1677). The circle etching represents a view, a natural landscape animated by peasants and surrounded by ancient Roman ruins.
This original print is quite in good conditions: there is a sign of renovation on lower margin at the center(reparation of a rip) and a visible decoloration on the left margin. White passepartout included, cm 55 x 37.5.
Gabriel Perelle (Vernon, 1604 - Paris,1677) was a French draftsman and printmaker of topographic views and landscapes.
A pupil of Simon Vouet, Perelle was specialized in classical landscapes, as in our case, not dissimilar to those of Francisque Millet, although more obviously decorative. He founded an etching workshop, and his sons Nicolas and Adam assisted him.
But Perelle was also a pupil of Daniel Rabel...
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Mid-17th Century Gabriel Perelle Prints and Multiples