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The image depicts a woodland scene with a dominant gnarled tree on the right side. The branches of the tree extend horizontally and intertwine with surrounding foliage, creating a dense canopy filling most of the upper portion. The horizon is obscured by the dense forest, rich in detail. The artist uses intricate line work and fine brushstrokes to depict the texture of leaves and bark. The color palette is black ink on a light background, emphasizing contrast. Shrubs and smaller plants near the viewer add to the sense of depth and lushness.
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The image depicts a woodland scene with a dominant gnarled tree on the right side. The branches of the tree extend horizontally and intertwine with surrounding foliage, creating a dense canopy filling most of the upper portion. The horizon is obscured by the dense forest, rich in detail. The artist uses intricate line work and fine brushstrokes to depict the texture of leaves and bark. The color palette is black ink on a light background, emphasizing contrast. Shrubs and smaller plants near the viewer add to the sense of depth and lushness.

National Gallery of Art · Print

An Old Willow by a Stream

Johann Georg von Dillis

Date
1793
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.5 × 23.6 cm (6 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.) sheet: 19.5 × 27.4 cm (7 11/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.92.190
Credit line
Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Studies of Trees in the English Garden in Munich (Plate 1)
Provenance

(Markus Nass, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased January 30, 2002; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Inscription

lettered in image, at lower right: G. Dillis 1793; on verso, by later hand: 99718 An 30

NGA object ID 153572. 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.