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The scene is depicted from an elevated perspective showing rocky terrain in the foreground leading to distant mountains. The horizon is high in the composition with mountain peaks against a textured sky. The artwork features detailed etching techniques with fine lines capturing textures in the landscape such as grass, rocks, foliage, and architecture. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray and sepia. The image conveys a tranquil and timeless atmosphere with rocky formations, trees, a resting figure, and buildings in the distance, hinting at a village setting.
National Gallery of Art · Print
A View near Rome
George Loring Brown
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- etching in black on Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 13.02 × 19.7 cm (5 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.); sheet (irregular): 24 x 31.8 cm (9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 2002.98.361
- Credit line
- Gift of Jacob Kainen
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-W
Subjects and terms
- American
- etching
- Landscape
- Rome
- Figures
Provenance
(Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Glyndon, MD); Ruth Kainen [1922-2009], Washington, D.C. (Lugt 4739), purchased June 27, 1994; gift to NGA, 2002.
Inscription
upper left above image written backwards in plate: 9; lower center in plate: GL Brown Rome 1854
Marks
stamped in black on verso: RK
NGA object ID 124950. 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.