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The image depicts a rural scene with a horse-drawn cart carrying what seems to be hay or crops. A man walks alongside the horse, while another figure sits on the cart. In the background, cows graze in a misty field. The photo has a sepia tone, giving it a vintage feel. The grass texture is detailed, and the overall image is slightly blurred, enhancing the atmospheric quality of the scene.
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The image depicts a rural scene with a horse-drawn cart carrying what seems to be hay or crops. A man walks alongside the horse, while another figure sits on the cart. In the background, cows graze in a misty field. The photo has a sepia tone, giving it a vintage feel. The grass texture is detailed, and the overall image is slightly blurred, enhancing the atmospheric quality of the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Frosty Morning

Peter Henry Emerson

Date
1890-1891, printed 1893
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
image: 11.4 × 19.2 cm (4 1/2 × 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph · Print
Accession number
2013.55.1.6
Credit line
Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Volume
On English Lagoons

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Water
  • Book
  • Nature
  • photogravure
Provenance

(Robert Hershkowitz Ltd., Sussex, England), 1990; NGA purchase, 2013.

NGA object ID 205589. 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.