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The image depicts a wide, expansive landscape viewed from a distance. The horizon is positioned low in the composition, with distant hills and a hazy expanse meeting the sky. Two figures are walking along a path in the foreground. The brushwork is delicate and meticulous, describing clouds in the pale sky with soft, flowing lines. The color palette is warm and monochromatic, with tones of sepia and ochre creating a serene atmosphere. The landscape leads the eye towards a river or body of water in the distance.
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The image depicts a wide, expansive landscape viewed from a distance. The horizon is positioned low in the composition, with distant hills and a hazy expanse meeting the sky. Two figures are walking along a path in the foreground. The brushwork is delicate and meticulous, describing clouds in the pale sky with soft, flowing lines. The color palette is warm and monochromatic, with tones of sepia and ochre creating a serene atmosphere. The landscape leads the eye towards a river or body of water in the distance.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Couple Admiring a View of the River Ouse(?), Lincolnshire

British 19th Century

Date
1849
Medium
brown wash on wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 7.6 x 16.5 cm (3 x 6 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1995.52.9
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Landscape
  • United Kingdom
  • landscape
Provenance

(Bury Street Gallery [William Drummond], London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1983-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: 14 May 49; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 7

NGA object ID 76167. 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.