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The image features a waterfall cascading down a rocky surface. The horizon is obscured by towering cliffs and the waterfall, emphasizing depth and grandeur. Detailed brushstrokes portray foliage and textured rocks. The color palette consists of earthy browns and sepias, creating a monochromatic look. Boulders and rock formations are in the foreground, with water flowing smoothly around them. In the background, dense vegetation and tree branches are silhouetted against a bright object in the sky.
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The image features a waterfall cascading down a rocky surface. The horizon is obscured by towering cliffs and the waterfall, emphasizing depth and grandeur. Detailed brushstrokes portray foliage and textured rocks. The color palette consists of earthy browns and sepias, creating a monochromatic look. Boulders and rock formations are in the foreground, with water flowing smoothly around them. In the background, dense vegetation and tree branches are silhouetted against a bright object in the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Waterfall by Moonlight

Franz Innocenz Josef Kobell

Medium
brown pen and ink with wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 34.5 x 20.5 cm (13 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2002.81.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • topographical
  • landscape
Provenance

Baron Feury, Munich. (David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 2002.

NGA object ID 125190. 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.