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The image shows a landscape with various elements. There are large trees and rugged foliage in the foreground, leading to a horizon with mountains and fading landscapes. The horizon sits halfway up the image, where land meets the sky with clouds. The brushwork is detailed, capturing textures of trees and rocky terrain. The color scheme is warm sepia tones. Shadows and highlights add depth. In the distance, a small arched bridge crosses water, connecting dense trees to hills leading to the horizon.
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The image shows a landscape with various elements. There are large trees and rugged foliage in the foreground, leading to a horizon with mountains and fading landscapes. The horizon sits halfway up the image, where land meets the sky with clouds. The brushwork is detailed, capturing textures of trees and rocky terrain. The color scheme is warm sepia tones. Shadows and highlights add depth. In the distance, a small arched bridge crosses water, connecting dense trees to hills leading to the horizon.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Extensive River Landscape

Alexander Cozens

Date
c. 1759
Medium
pen and black ink with gray and black wash, varnished
Dimensions
overall: 28.6 x 40.7 cm (11 1/4 x 16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2022.40.1
Credit line
Gift of Donald Stone
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • River
  • Sky
  • Cloud
Provenance

Dudley Snelgrove, London [1906 - 1992]; (Leger Galleries, London); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

NGA object ID 136181. 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.