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Rodolphe Bresdin

173 works

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Pen and ink drawing of a country landscape with a thatched cottage, a leafless tree, a dirt path, and cattle under a cloudy s

Country Landscape

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a large tree by a river with figures fishing from boats and a rowboat on the shore.

Fishing Spot

1839

Pen and ink drawing of a rocky mountain pass with a group of small figures, apparently troops, gathered at the base of the cl

Troops in the Pass

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a town on a hill, robed figures walking, and many small inverted figure studies.

Sheet of Sketches: The Life of Christ

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a Gothic church tower and gabled houses along a canal, with rowboats in the foreground.

Maritime Village

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a riverside town with an arched bridge below steep, hatched mountain cliffs on tan paper.

The Great Bridges

n.d.

Pen and ink sketch of a harbor shore with a sailing ship, gabled houses, a church tower, and a standing figure.

The Shore

n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of armed smugglers with bundles among rocky cliffs, signed Rodolphe Bresdin, 1858.

The Smugglers

1858

Pen and ink drawing of a narrow rocky gorge with steep cliffs on both sides and a rough path below.

Steam in a Gorge

n.d.

Etching of a dense forest with a gnarled central tree, rocky boulders, and tangled undergrowth in the foreground.

The Forest of Fontainebleau

1880

Engraving of a mounted commander among armored soldiers with spears, beside naked prisoners under a swirling cloudy sky.

Caesar and His Prisoners

1878

Etching of a Holy Family seated by a pool beneath rocky cliffs, with a large tree on the right and clouds above.

The Holy Family beside a Pool

1865

Etching of a thatched farmhouse with a rider, horses, sheep and children in a muddy yard beside a pond.

Farmyard, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of a skeletal death figure with a scythe beside a young mother and infant at a pond, among gnarled trees and rocks.

Death and the Young Mother, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of bathers in a pool surrounded by rocky cliffs, trees, and swirling clouds over a distant valley.

Bathers in a Mountain Pool

1865

Etching of three figures bathing at a forest stream beneath tall palms, with a carved column and rocks at right.

The Bathers beneath the Palms

1871

Etching of a rocky landscape with a stream, a tall pine tree, dense foliage and cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Rocky Landscape

1880

Etching of a shaded creek winding between dense trees and undergrowth, with leaning trunks arching over still water.

The Creek

1880

Detailed monochrome print of a macabre forest with skeletons in trees, skulls on the ground, and a seated man beside a pond.

The Comedy of Death (La comédie de la mort)

1854

Etching of a seated woman with an infant and a man with a long pole beside a pool, with rocks, trees and clouds.

The Holy Family with Pole

1858

Ink print of a thatch-roofed farmhouse covered in birds, with sheep and figures wading in a pond in front.

The Thatch-Roofed Farmhouse, from Revue Fantaisiste

1861

Etching of a fishing port with a tall pointed belltower, timber houses, a canal, and a rowing boat under clouds.

Fishing Port with Pointed Belltower

1865

Etching of a turbaned rider on a galloping horse crossing a pool among steep, rocky mountains with figures on the right.

Oriental Rider in the Mountains

1866

Etching of a rocky coastal landscape with sailing ships, fishermen with baskets, a hillside town, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

1883

Print of a dense forest with tangled branches and a bright clearing of light near the center.

Clearing in the Forest

1880

Etching of a stream winding through a rocky gorge with dense trees, cliffs, and a distant town under a swirling sky.

The Stream in the Gorge

1871

Pen drawing of a turbaned woman riding a grey horse past rocky cliffs and a pool, with robed figures at left.

Oriental Horsewoman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

1858

Ink drawing of a turbaned horseman on a white horse in a rocky mountain ravine, with a second rider behind him.

Oriental Horseman in a Desolate Mountain Landscape

1858

Small etching of a cluttered farm interior with figures, dark hatching, and a large opening, on a cream sheet with a blue sta

Interieur van boerderij

1843

Etching of a windswept tree over a riverbank with a small figure near the water and distant hills.

Landschap met visser

1843

Etching of a crowd gathered under a large tree near rocks, with a central figure raising an arm, in dense crosshatching.

Christus wekt Lazarus op

1843

Etched landscape with dense trees, rocks, resting travelers on a path and a cottage with a fence on the upper right.

Landschap met rustende reizigers

1843