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The image depicts a landscape scene with a large tree dominating the left side, a figure in a boat on the right, a calm body of water, and a distant landform on the horizon. The artwork features expressive brushstrokes, a mono-tonal sepia color palette, and a dynamic play of light and shadow.
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The image depicts a landscape scene with a large tree dominating the left side, a figure in a boat on the right, a calm body of water, and a distant landform on the horizon. The artwork features expressive brushstrokes, a mono-tonal sepia color palette, and a dynamic play of light and shadow.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Lake in the Tyrol (Un lac du Tyrol)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Date
1863
Medium
etching in red-brown on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 11.5 x 17.3 cm (4 1/2 x 6 13/16 in.) sheet: 18.1 x 27.2 cm (7 1/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1984.70.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • etching
  • Landscape
  • Waterway
  • Austria
  • landscape
  • Tirol
Inscription

lower left in plate: Corot; lower right in plate: Paris Imp.Houiste r. Mignon 5; lower right in graphite: L.D. 4 2e etat

NGA object ID 65571. 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.