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The image shows a rural landscape from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is high in the image, with distant hills fading into the sky. Small wooden farmhouses, barns, trees, and open fields are visible on rolling hills. Some barns with slanted roofs are on the right, and a few cows are grazing to the left. The color palette is sepia tones, giving a vintage and tranquil atmosphere. Trees line a winding road leading to the hazy background.
National Gallery of Art · Photograph
Across Country from West Portal, N.J.
William H. Rau
- Date
- c. 1895
- Medium
- albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- image: 43.2 × 52.1 cm (17 × 20 1/2 in.) mount: 50 × 60.5 cm (19 11/16 × 23 13/16 in.)
- Classification
- Photograph
- Accession number
- 2014.29.1.29
- Credit line
- Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
- Time span
- 1876 to 1900
- Department
- CPH
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Property of the Lehigh Valley Central R.R. Co.
Subjects and terms
- American
- albumen silver print
- River
- Railroad
- New Jersey
- landscape
Provenance
(sale, Houser Auctioneers, Schnecksville, PA, 22 February 2014); (Vintage Works, Ltd., Chalfont, PA); NGA purchase, 2014.
Inscription
bottom left, in typeset lettering printed through negative: 508 ACROSS COUNTRY FROM WEST PORTAL, N.J. / L.V.R.R.; bottom right: WILLIAM H. RAU, PHILA.
NGA object ID 165375. 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.