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The image shows a landscape with a body of water in the foreground, reflecting light and shadows. Trees line the horizon, with faint outlines of buildings in the background. The style is detailed etching with fine lines depicting trees, water, and buildings. The color palette is primarily sepia tones. Closest to the observer are leafless and full-foliaged trees on the left, while the right side shows more distant trees and structures. The overall scene conveys a tranquil and quiet simplicity through detailed imagery and earth-toned shades.
National Gallery of Art · Print
Banks of the Tamise
Maxime Lalanne
- Date
- 1869
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 10.4 x 14.3 cm (4 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.) sheet: 12.3 x 17.2 cm (4 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
- Classification
- Accession number
- 1991.150.97
- Credit line
- Gift of William B. O'Neal
- Time span
- 1851 to 1875
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- French
- etching
- Landscape
- France
- landscape
Provenance
Professor William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA; gift 1991 to the National Gallery of Art.
Inscription
by later hand, lower left in graphite: R216H
NGA object ID 73552. 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.