BOISSIEU, Jean-Jacques de
(b. 1736, Lyon, d. 1810, Lyon)

Landscape with Château Gaillard

1796
Pen with black and gray ink and brush and gray wash, heightened with gouache and watercolour, 313 x 445 mm
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

This picture depicts an abandoned fortified house in Lyon known as Château Gaillard. Viewed from below, the ruins loom over the landscape; two minute figures in the foreground heighten the castle's imposing presence.

As a draftsman, Boissieu is best known for drawings like this one: large-scale landscapes enhanced with gray wash and highlights of gouache or watercolour.




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