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A Harvest Scene with Straw Hats Lying in a Field

Heinrich Carl Reinhold, after Friedrich Philipp Reinhold

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape with a river winding through it, hills in the distance, a horizon midway up the image, and a sky meeting the terrain. The artwork is composed of fine lines creating texture and depth. Closest to us are round shapes resembling bundles or sacks and a stick or staff. Further away, figures are by the river. The scene transitions from dark grass to lighter marks toward the sky, forming a monochromatic color palette.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1815-1817
Medium
etching on wove paper
Dimensions
8692 × 5548 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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