The image shows a landscape with a large body of water, with a city across the water. The city is densely packed with buildings, and there are boats on the water. In the foreground, there is a tree on a hill on the left edge, and several trees and bushes on the bottom edge. There are two small buildings in the bottom center, one with a flag on top. The sky is cloudy and gray. The image has a thin black border and a beige background. The scene depicts Albany, New York, and is a work by Pavel Petrovich Svinin.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1811–ca. 1813
- Medium
- Watercolor on off-white wove paper
- Culture
- American
- Dimensions
- 599 × 366 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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