Ein Weg entlang zerklüfteter Felsen auf eine Stadt zuführend 

Franz Kobell’s ink drawing presents a landscape where rugged nature meets the subtle hints of civilization. The composition is dominated by towering, fractured rocks on the left, balanced by a delicate tree on the right, creating a visual tension between the untamed and the cultivated. Kobell's use of line is striking. Dense, parallel hatching defines the rocks, emphasizing their mass and texture. In contrast, the tree is rendered with finer, more delicate lines, giving it an airy quality. The path, implied through fluid strokes, guides the eye toward a distant city, suggesting a narrative of journey and discovery. This interplay between the rough and the refined, the immediate and the distant, engages with Enlightenment ideals of taming nature through reason. Yet, Kobell's emphasis on the sublime power of the natural world also hints at a Romantic sensibility. Ultimately, the drawing invites us to consider how we reconcile our place within nature.