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The image shows an elevated view of a scenic landscape with water and architecture in the distance. The horizon is high, with the water's edge and buildings lining it. A tree with large fruits and dense foliage frames the view closely, its branches extending across the upper section of the image. The photographic technique captures clear lines and textures. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of sepia or brown tones highlighting details like tree textures and the water's stillness. In the background, there are rolling hills covered with thick trees.
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The image shows an elevated view of a scenic landscape with water and architecture in the distance. The horizon is high, with the water's edge and buildings lining it. A tree with large fruits and dense foliage frames the view closely, its branches extending across the upper section of the image. The photographic technique captures clear lines and textures. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of sepia or brown tones highlighting details like tree textures and the water's stillness. In the background, there are rolling hills covered with thick trees.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Peep from Upper Lake Road showing Temple and Island with Park -- fruit tree in foreground

Samuel Bourne

Date
c.1865
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image: 22 x 28.4 cm (8 11/16 x 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2006.169.10
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • genre
  • British
  • albumen silver print
  • Fruit
  • Temple
  • Island
Provenance

Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, Malvern, Pennsylvania; gift to NGA, 2006.

Inscription

on verso, lower center in graphite: 2/34 / A Peep from Upper Lake Road showing Temple and Island / with Park - fruit tree in foreground; lower center in graphite: 1025/9 d; by Charles Isaacs, lower right in graphite: A1005

NGA object ID 136141. 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.