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Dumfries Bridge

John Clerk, of Eldin

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape scene with two large trees framing the view. A bridge crosses a calm body of water in a town, with buildings and trees in the distance. Hills roll upward towards a sky. There are two small figures standing to the right. The scene uses a monochromatic color palette with black, grey, and white, typical of an etching technique with fine lines and cross-hatching for texture and depth.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1770/1782
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
6531 × 4556 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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