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| Simon Denis Landscape study 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
Drawings and oil studies by the Flemish artist Simon Denis (1755-1813) who settled permanently in Rome during the 1780s. His livelihood relied on sleek landscapes for the upmarket tourist trade, though his modern reputation rests more securely on the preliminary open-air drawings and oil sketches that made the finished work possible. This period at the end of the European 18th century interests me specifically in the history of the outdoors because it was the last instant when a random view of the countryside did not include the presence of man-made machinery and its destructive alterations.
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| Simon Denis Landscape study 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis Landscape study 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis Coastal rocks 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis Study of cliffs (with notes) 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis View near Naples 1806 oil on paper National Gallery of Art (U.S.) |
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| Simon Denis Mountainous landscape at Tivoli c. 1786-97 oil on paper Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Simon Denis Fortified wall, Italy c. 1786-1806 oil on paper Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Simon Denis Rocks along shore 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis Landscape 18th century drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Simon Denis Base of cascade, Tivoli c. 1794 drawing British Musuem |
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| Simon Denis Landscape near Ariccia c. 1786 drawing British Museum |
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| Simon Denis Cloud study (distant storm) c. 1796-1806 oil on paper Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| Simon Denis Study of clouds with a sunset, near Rome c. 1786-1801 oil on paper Getty Museum, Los Angeles |