The image is a pencil sketch of a town along a river. The perspective is from the riverbank facing the town, with hills in the background and the town situated between the hills and the river's edge. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the composition. The lines in the drawing depict the architecture and landscape with precision and without shading. Details of rocks and vegetation are shown near the riverbank, leading to the town's rooftops and towers. The color scheme is monochromatic, with light grey paper and dark pencil lines.
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The image is a pencil sketch of a town along a river. The perspective is from the riverbank facing the town, with hills in the background and the town situated between the hills and the river's edge. The horizon is positioned in the upper third of the composition. The lines in the drawing depict the architecture and landscape with precision and without shading. Details of rocks and vegetation are shown near the riverbank, leading to the town's rooftops and towers. The color scheme is monochromatic, with light grey paper and dark pencil lines.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Boppart

John William Casilear

Date
1842
Medium
graphite on gray wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 19.8 × 30.4 cm (7 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1980.50.1
Credit line
Gift of Paul Magriel
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Cityscape
  • Romantic
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Boppart
Inscription

lower center in graphite: Boppart August 25th 1842; upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 40; along upper right edge of verso in ball-point pen and blue by unknown hand: Germ. No 10

NGA object ID 59820. 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.