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.
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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
Print
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.