# Apple Trees along the Side of a Ditch

**Pieter Dupont** (Dutch, 1870–1911)  
1894  
etching on wove paper  
plate: 29.3 × 24.2 cm (11 9/16 × 9 1/2 in.) sheet: 40.7 × 31.6 cm (16 × 12 7/16 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2016.157.3. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.208413.html).

## About this work

Pieter Dupont made this in 1894, aged 24. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image shows a small body of water with grass-covered banks on either side. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, looking down at the scene. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition, separating the sky from the land. The artwork features intricate linework and stippling to create texture and detail, particularly in the tree branches. The color palette is monochrome, with shades of sepia and brown. A tree dominates the right side of the scene, leaning over the water. In the distance, more trees and fields are visible with minimal detail in the far background.

_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.

### [Pieter Dupont](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/pieter-dupont)

Dutch, 1870–1911

## Facts

- Type: Print
- The artist was 24
- Real size: about 12 × 9½ in (29 × 24 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: botanical, landscape
- 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; 20 × 30 in $148
- 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; 24 × 36 in $5

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