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Chute de la Tritt dans la vallée de Muhlethal

Charles-Melchior Descourtis after Caspar Wolf

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a bridge crossing a waterfall with workers on it. There is no horizon shown. The focus is on the waterfall and the bridge. The brushstrokes are smooth, depicting the water and rocks. Earth tones dominate, with splashes of blue and white in the water and sky, and a rainbow in the mist. A figure in a cloak sits on the rocks in the foreground.

Artwork Details

Date
1776
Medium
color etching and wash-manner engraving on laid paper [proof]
Dimensions
3355 × 4907 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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