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The image shows a landscape with a river or stream reflecting the surrounding terrain. The horizon is in the center, where the rugged terrain meets the sky. On the left, there are rock formations and foliage, while the right side features tall trees with bare branches reaching upwards. The texture is detailed with fine lines creating shadows, forms, and intricate details. The color palette is mainly dark lines on a light background, typical of a monochrome etching. The water flows from the foreground towards the distance, leading the eye towards rocky cliffs and trees.
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The image shows a landscape with a river or stream reflecting the surrounding terrain. The horizon is in the center, where the rugged terrain meets the sky. On the left, there are rock formations and foliage, while the right side features tall trees with bare branches reaching upwards. The texture is detailed with fine lines creating shadows, forms, and intricate details. The color palette is mainly dark lines on a light background, typical of a monochrome etching. The water flows from the foreground towards the distance, leading the eye towards rocky cliffs and trees.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Au Valromey

Adolphe Appian

Date
1868
Medium
etching with drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 10 x 19.1 cm (3 15/16 x 7 1/2 in.) plate: 13.8 x 23.8 cm (5 7/16 x 9 3/8 in.) sheet: 14.2 x 24.2 cm (5 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2000.7.1
Credit line
Gift of Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • Landscape
  • drypoint
  • France
  • landscape
Provenance

Gaillard F. Ravenel and Frances P. Smyth-Ravenel, Washington D.C.; gift to NGA, 2000.

Inscription

upper right in plate: APPIAN / 1868; upper right above plate: 6.; lower left below image in plate: Appian sculp.; lower right below image in plate: Imp. Delâtre, Paris; lower center in plate: AU VALROMEY (AIN) / (Vallis Romana sous Jules César); lower left in plate: CADART & LUCE, Editeurs, Rue Nve des Mathurins, 58

NGA object ID 110672. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.