Landscape with Château Gaillard
by BOISSIEU, Jean-Jacques de, Pen with black and gray ink and brush and gray wash, heightened with gouache and watercolour, 313 x 445 mm
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.