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The image shows a river flowing towards the viewer with steep cliffs on the horizon. Trees are seen topping the cliffs. The composition features a monochrome palette with dark cliffs and a light sky. A wooden raft with passengers is floating on the river. The cliffs are mirrored on the water's surface, adding depth to the scene.
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The image shows a river flowing towards the viewer with steep cliffs on the horizon. Trees are seen topping the cliffs. The composition features a monochrome palette with dark cliffs and a light sky. A wooden raft with passengers is floating on the river. The cliffs are mirrored on the water's surface, adding depth to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Baiern, Kalkfelsen zwischen Weltenburg und Kellheim (Bavaria, Chalk Cliffs between Weltenburg and Kellheim)

Jakob Alt

Date
1820/1826
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
image: 25.7 x 34.9 cm (10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in.) sheet: 39.8 x 56 cm (15 11/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1999.135.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Donau-Ansichten vom Ursprunge bis zum Ausfluss in Schwarze Meer(Views of the Danube up to Its Entrance to the Black Sea)

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • lithograph
  • Germany
  • landscape
Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Boston); purchased 1999 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left below image in stone: Druck v. Kunike; lower right below image in stone: gez. v. J. Alt; lower center below image in stone: BAIERN / Kalkfelsen zwischen Weltenburg und Kellheim

NGA object ID 110849. 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.