Rustic Landscape with Stone Monument 1740 - 1785

"Rustic Landscape with Stone Monument" is a 18th-century etching by Louis Philippe Joseph, duc de Chartres, a French nobleman known for his artistic talents. The etching, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, depicts a serene landscape featuring a crumbling stone monument and a variety of trees, showcasing the artist's keen eye for detail and interest in classical ruins. The delicate lines and subtle shading used in the etching create a sense of depth and atmosphere, inviting the viewer to imagine the history behind the weathered stones. This artwork is a prime example of the 18th-century taste for Romanticism and the sublime, where nature and ruins held a powerful symbolic weight.