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The image displays a landscape with a calm body of water in the lower half. Tall trees line the horizon, depicted with delicate strokes giving an ethereal quality. The color palette is mostly light grays, creating a serene atmosphere. Bushes and undergrowth are textured with fine cross-hatched lines near the water's edge.
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The image displays a landscape with a calm body of water in the lower half. Tall trees line the horizon, depicted with delicate strokes giving an ethereal quality. The color palette is mostly light grays, creating a serene atmosphere. Bushes and undergrowth are textured with fine cross-hatched lines near the water's edge.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Banks of the Adour (Bord de l'Adour)

Alphonse Legros

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1953.12.46
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
  • River
  • Grass

NGA object ID 42900. 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.