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The image shows a coastal scene with a low horizon line, emphasizing the sky. In the background, there are cliffs meeting the ocean with small waves. In the foreground, sheep are grazing on rocky terrain. The artwork is created using fine lines to depict textures, with a monochromatic palette of brown shades creating contrast between landforms, animals, and the sky.
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The image shows a coastal scene with a low horizon line, emphasizing the sky. In the background, there are cliffs meeting the ocean with small waves. In the foreground, sheep are grazing on rocky terrain. The artwork is created using fine lines to depict textures, with a monochromatic palette of brown shades creating contrast between landforms, animals, and the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Bit on Marblehead Neck

James David Smillie

Date
1883
Medium
etching in black on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 12 x 30.2 cm (4 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 33.3 x 47.8 cm (13 1/8 x 18 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2002.98.190
Credit line
Gift of Jacob Kainen
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • topographical
  • landscape
  • animal
  • Sheep
  • Massachusetts
Provenance

(Rona Schneider, Brooklyn Heights, NY); Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased April 5, 1997; gift to NGA, 2002.

Inscription

lower right in plate: No. 25 / J.D. Smillie / N.Y. '83

NGA object ID 119990. 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.