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The image shows a landscape with tall trees and vegetation. The brushstrokes are intricate, with fine cross-hatching creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic in earthy sepia tones. The composition includes a small water body or marsh with dense growth of trees and bushes extending into the distance.
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The image shows a landscape with tall trees and vegetation. The brushstrokes are intricate, with fine cross-hatching creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic in earthy sepia tones. The composition includes a small water body or marsh with dense growth of trees and bushes extending into the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Banks of the Saint-Pre (Rive du Saint-Pre)

Alphonse Legros

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1953.12.10
Credit line
Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • Landscape
  • Tree
  • Water
  • Nature

NGA object ID 42864. 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.