# A Rocky Pond

**Laurent de La Hyre** (French, 1606–1656)  
1640  
etching on laid paper  
plate: 10.2 x 16 cm (4 x 6 5/16 in.) sheet: 10.4 x 16.3 cm (4 1/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002.157.47. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.127567.html).

## About this work

Laurent de La Hyre made this in 1640, aged 34. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a landscape with trees, rocks, and water. The perspective is slightly elevated. Rocks are prominent in the central area, with various shapes and textures. Trees and foliage are depicted with detailed brushstrokes. The color scheme is sepia, creating a warm and vintage atmosphere. The scene includes water reflecting rocks, distant hills, and faint cloud formations.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Etching.** The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.
- **Laid paper.** Handmade on a mould of close-set wires, which leave fine parallel lines you can see when the sheet is held to the light.

### [Laurent de La Hyre](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/laurent-de-la-hyre)

French, 1606–1656

## Facts

- Type: Print
- The artist was 34
- Real size: about 4 × 6½ in (10 × 16 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: bird, Tree, Water, Rock, Sky
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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