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The image shows a landscape from an elevated point of view with mountains in the distance and a person sitting among detailed foliage. Trees frame the view, leading to a valley with a river and a bridge in the background. The sky is painted in warm tones of orange and yellow.
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The image shows a landscape from an elevated point of view with mountains in the distance and a person sitting among detailed foliage. Trees frame the view, leading to a valley with a river and a bridge in the background. The sky is painted in warm tones of orange and yellow.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Arcadian Landscape

George Barret, Jr.

Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.7 x 32 cm (8 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1989.48.1
Credit line
Gift of The Leger Galleries Ltd.
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Landscape
  • topographical
  • landscape
Inscription

lower center in brown watercolor: Geo[rge] Barret

NGA object ID 71107. 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.