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The image shows a pastoral scene with a rustic bridge, a water stream, lush vegetation, trees, and cows grazing in a field. The sky is filled with expressive clouds and the artwork uses a monochromatic palette with cross-hatching to depict texture and detail.
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The image shows a pastoral scene with a rustic bridge, a water stream, lush vegetation, trees, and cows grazing in a field. The sky is filled with expressive clouds and the artwork uses a monochromatic palette with cross-hatching to depict texture and detail.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Rustic Bridge

Thomas Moran

Date
1879
Medium
etching in black
Dimensions
plate: 15.1 × 19.8 cm (5 15/16 × 7 13/16 in.) sheet: 29.9 × 40.4 cm (11 3/4 × 15 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.3588
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Bridge
  • Tree
  • Water
Provenance

(Matthew S. Marks, Ltd., New York, NY); Dave and Reba Williams, Greenwich, CT, January 1987; gift to NGA, December 2008

Inscription

lower left in graphite: T. Moran; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: The Rainbow $15.00

NGA object ID 146141. 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.