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Falls of the Rhine at Schaffhausen (Rheinfall von Schaffhausen)

Adolph von Menzel

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a waterfall with large, jagged rock formation in the center. The waterfall is on the right side of the rock. Water flows over multiple small ledges. The water turns white when it hits the ledges. A bridge with four arches is on the right side, behind the waterfall. The river below the waterfall has multiple ripples. Trees are on both sides of the image. The background features more trees. A signature appears in the bottom left corner. The image borders are off-white.

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900 × 573 px
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