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Natural Bridge, Virginia (Copy after an Engraving in François Jean, Marquis de Chastellux, Travels in North America, 1787)

Pavel Petrovich Svinin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white painting of a rocky landscape. A natural bridge is formed by an arch of rock over a stream. Trees are on either side of the stream. The rocky walls on either side of the bridge rise steeply. A few trees are on top of the rocky walls. The sky above is light. A stream with rocks is in the foreground.

Artwork Details

Date
1811–ca. 1813
Medium
Watercolor and gouache on white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 426 px
Public Domain
Yes
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