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The image shows a woodland pond surrounded by dense trees and foliage. The intricate etching style depicts detailed textures of tree bark and leaves, creating a sense of depth. The color palette is monochrome with shades of sepia or dark brown on a light background. Two figures and a dog are wading into the water, and a waterfall can be seen in the distance, framed by lush trees with spreading branches.
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The image shows a woodland pond surrounded by dense trees and foliage. The intricate etching style depicts detailed textures of tree bark and leaves, creating a sense of depth. The color palette is monochrome with shades of sepia or dark brown on a light background. Two figures and a dog are wading into the water, and a waterfall can be seen in the distance, framed by lush trees with spreading branches.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Oak Forest with a Family of Travelers

Emanuel Steiner

Date
c. 1820
Medium
pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 36.5 x 30.8 cm (14 3/8 x 12 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2008.45.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • topographical
  • landscape
Provenance

(Ralph R. Haugwitz, Berlin); purchased 2008 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 280; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Kloster(?)/ 1820 - 1903 / Bamburg; by later hand, lower left verso in brown ink: Reinhard f. (Rom)

Watermarks

WHATMAN

NGA object ID 140335. 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.