
Collection Online as of March 23, 2023
(French, 1735–1813)
Black ink and gray wash; framing lines in brown ink
Support: Secondary support
Sheet: 17.2 x 27.9 cm (6 3/4 x 11 in.); Overall: 21 x 31.7 cm (8 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.)
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2018.49
not on view
Hoüel’s oeuvre is dominated by images of landscapes in varied media. This ink and wash drawing portrays a scene of ordinary life in a verdant, mountainous environment. In the foreground, two men on horseback converse while others rest on a rock. On the left, the sail and rigging of a boat stalled in the harbor are visible.