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The image displays a landscape with loosely painted features. The horizon is low, with hills or mountains in soft blues and greys. The painting style uses fluid watercolor brushstrokes, creating a dreamy effect. Earthy tones and splashes of color suggest a beach or shoreline setting. The color palette is airy, with blues, beiges, and whites dominating. The sky is expansive, light, and minimally clouded, contributing to the serene atmosphere.
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The image displays a landscape with loosely painted features. The horizon is low, with hills or mountains in soft blues and greys. The painting style uses fluid watercolor brushstrokes, creating a dreamy effect. Earthy tones and splashes of color suggest a beach or shoreline setting. The color palette is airy, with blues, beiges, and whites dominating. The sky is expansive, light, and minimally clouded, contributing to the serene atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Landscape with Mountains and a Stream

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 13.9 x 17.3 cm (5 1/2 x 6 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.56
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • River
  • Mountain
Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by artist, lower left in pencil: HBB; by later hand, center right verso in graphite: C-1254

NGA object ID 143885. 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.