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Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with a field in the foreground and mountains in the background. Two trees stand in the center of the field, both tall and slender with foliage at the top. The field is dark and appears to have some vegetation. A small stream or river runs through the field. The sky is cloudy and gray, with some light shining through the clouds. The mountains in the background are hazy and indistinct. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of gray, brown, and green. The style of the painting is realistic, with attention to detail and texture. The image is a nighttime scene with a moonlit effect.

Artwork details

Date:
1873
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on gray-green wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 357 px
Museum record:
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