Road along a Winding River
Nicolas Poussin
c. 1648?
Medium
pen and brown ink, squared in black chalk, on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 10.7 x 16.5 cm (4 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Baer
Accession Number
1986.96.2
About the Artist
Nicolas Poussin · 1594–1665
Nicolas Poussin, born in June 1594 near Les Andelys in Normandy, emerged from a family of local distinction whose modest means and parental opposition could not deter his artistic calling. He received his initial training under the itinerant painter Quentin Varin in Rouen around 1611–12, absorbing lessons in storytelling, precise facial expressions, and rich colors, though without a formal long-te...