A Farmhouse (Elche)
Ca. 1861. Oil on paper attached to canvas.On display elsewhere
On the left of the painting, over the white base of the preparation, which is partly uncovered, a diagonal path leads towards some palm groves, that can be glimpsed in the distance on the right. At the side of this path appears the cistern of a farmhouse or farm cottage accessed by a staircase, highlighted by its shadow, and surrounded by palm trees. The sky is blue dotted with clouds.
Gutiérrez Márquez, Ana, Carlos de Haes en el Museo del Prado, 1826-1898: catálogo razonado, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2002, p.192