Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road 1760

"Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road" is a 1760 drawing by Dutch artist Egbert van Drielst. The drawing depicts a group of people traveling on a road, with a woman and a child sitting beside it. The scene is dominated by large trees and features a dog drinking from a stream. Van Drielst’s work is a notable example of 18th-century Dutch landscape drawing, and “Woman and Child Sitting next to a Road” exemplifies his masterful use of detail and atmospheric perspective, drawing the viewer into a tranquil scene. The work is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.