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The image shows a countryside or garden setting. There is a small building or shed with a tiled roof on the right. Rows of vegetables or plants are hanging from the structure. A pathway is on the left, with stone pillars marking the entrance. Bare tree branches overhead suggest the season might be winter or early spring. In the background, there is dense foliage, shrubbery, and a mountain against the sky. The photograph is in sepia tone, emphasizing the natural elements and the structure.
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The image shows a countryside or garden setting. There is a small building or shed with a tiled roof on the right. Rows of vegetables or plants are hanging from the structure. A pathway is on the left, with stone pillars marking the entrance. Bare tree branches overhead suggest the season might be winter or early spring. In the background, there is dense foliage, shrubbery, and a mountain against the sky. The photograph is in sepia tone, emphasizing the natural elements and the structure.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Agricultural Scene with Mountains

Louis Crette

Date
1850s
Medium
silver print
Dimensions
image: 20.3 x 28.3 cm (8 x 11 1/8 in.) mount: 31.2 x 41 cm (12 5/16 x 16 1/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2006.169.14
Credit line
Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • genre
  • photograph
  • Mountains
  • Rural
  • Drying corn
Provenance

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

Inscription

signed in negative lower left: L. Crette; by Charles Isaacs, lower right in graphite: A1015

NGA object ID 136143. 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.