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This image depicts a landscape with a small body of water and a figure boating. The scene includes trees, a horizon line, and a monochromatic color palette of earthy tones. The artwork is executed with fine-lined etching techniques, creating intricate textures. A figure is seen boating on the water while trees frame the composition.
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This image depicts a landscape with a small body of water and a figure boating. The scene includes trees, a horizon line, and a monochromatic color palette of earthy tones. The artwork is executed with fine-lined etching techniques, creating intricate textures. A figure is seen boating on the water while trees frame the composition.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Banks of the Somme near Amiens (Bord de la Somme pres d'Amiens)

Alphonse Legros

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1955.12.17
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
  • Tree
  • Water
  • River
  • Boat
  • Man

NGA object ID 43472. 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.