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Travellers on a Wooded Pathway

Title

Travellers on a Wooded Pathway

Creator

Barret, George, 1732-1784

Date

1750

Identifier

RDS_treasures_32_Barret_Travellers on a wooded pathway.jpg

Subject

Landscape painting
Landscape painting, Irish--18th century

Description

Capriccio landscape: In the foreground, two men travel alongside two loaded mules on a wooded pathway. Two other men follow them a short distance behind. In the middle ground, two figures walk in the opposite direction. In the background, the ruins of three buildings on a high rocky eminence. Leafy trees frame the composition to the left and right.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Painting

Coverage

1750s

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

101.5 x 127 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Barret, George, 1732-1784, “Travellers on a Wooded Pathway,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 19, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3834.

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