The image depicts a landscape with a sepia-toned palette. The viewpoint is from ground level, showing a wooded scene with a clearing or slope on the left and tree-filled horizon. The sky is cloudy with wispy brushstrokes. Trees dominate the right side with detailed and sketchy strokes. The scene has light filtering through foliage, and grassy patches with sloping terrain and shadowed areas. The color scheme consists of browns, blacks, and hints of gray, reminiscent of early photographic tones or aged ink drawings.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1861
- Medium
- brush and brown ink over black chalk on two joined sheets of wove sketchbook paper
- Dimensions
- 10098 × 7559 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original