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The image shows a dense forest scene with tall trees and intertwining branches in a naturalistic style. The perspective is from a slightly low angle, emphasizing the branches reaching into the sky. The focus is on the trees, filling the vertical composition. The brushstrokes are detailed, depicting the texture of the bark and leaves. The color palette includes earth tones and a pale blue-gray tint in the background, creating a serene atmosphere.
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The image shows a dense forest scene with tall trees and intertwining branches in a naturalistic style. The perspective is from a slightly low angle, emphasizing the branches reaching into the sky. The focus is on the trees, filling the vertical composition. The brushstrokes are detailed, depicting the texture of the bark and leaves. The color palette includes earth tones and a pale blue-gray tint in the background, creating a serene atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Stand of Birch Trees

Johann Caspar Huber

Medium
brown and gray wash with pen and brown ink over black chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 34.8 x 28.3 cm (13 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2011.36.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • botanical
Inscription

lower center in brown ink: JCH f. Nt. ; lower right verso in brown ink: JCH f

NGA object ID 154622. 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.