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Landscape

Elisha Kirkall, after Jacques Rousseau

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a landscape view from an elevated position, showing hills, mountains, trees, and classical buildings on the horizon. The engraving technique creates detailed textures in the foliage and terrain, with a color palette of greenish blacks and grays. Two figures are depicted near trees in the foreground, with another two near a river in the distance.

Artwork Details

Date
1733/1742
Medium
mezzotint and etching printed in green ink on laid paper
Dimensions
4980 × 3532 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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