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The image depicts a landscape viewed from above. The horizon is in the middle of the canvas, with water stretching across. Faint architectural forms suggesting buildings are visible on the left and right edges. The brushwork is soft and fluid, creating an ethereal quality. The color palette includes light blues, sandy beiges, and darker tones for detail. The watercolor technique gives a transparent, delicate appearance to the scene.
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The image depicts a landscape viewed from above. The horizon is in the middle of the canvas, with water stretching across. Faint architectural forms suggesting buildings are visible on the left and right edges. The brushwork is soft and fluid, creating an ethereal quality. The color palette includes light blues, sandy beiges, and darker tones for detail. The watercolor technique gives a transparent, delicate appearance to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Gondola Passing Under a Bridge in Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon

Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.2 x 26.2 cm (9 1/8 x 10 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.58
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Bridge
  • Water
  • Boat
  • Canal
  • Building
Provenance

(Thomas Agnew & Sons, London). (Davis & Long Company, New York). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 2958B; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 786; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 4217

NGA object ID 143887. 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.