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The image shows an elevated view of a rugged landscape with a flowing stream, lush vegetation, distant hills, and a subtle sun behind clouds. The engraver used intricate line work to detail textures in the natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of brownish-gray. Close to us is a stream with rocks, two people near the water, and dense wooded hills. In the distance, the landscape extends into hills and mountains covered with detailed trees, giving a sense of depth and vastness.
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The image shows an elevated view of a rugged landscape with a flowing stream, lush vegetation, distant hills, and a subtle sun behind clouds. The engraver used intricate line work to detail textures in the natural elements. The color palette is monochromatic with varying shades of brownish-gray. Close to us is a stream with rocks, two people near the water, and dense wooded hills. In the distance, the landscape extends into hills and mountains covered with detailed trees, giving a sense of depth and vastness.

National Gallery of Art · Print

A Subiaco (Near Subiaco)

Johann Christian Reinhart

Date
1793
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 37.3 x 28.1 cm (14 11/16 x 11 1/16 in.) sheet: 49.1 x 38.7 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/4 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1995.39.2
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • German
  • Landscape
  • River
  • Europe
  • landscape
Provenance

(H.W. Fichter Kunsthandel, Frankfurt am Main); purchased by NGA, 1995.

Inscription

lower left in plate: C. Reinhart f. Roma 1793; lower center in plate: A Subiaco; by later hand, lower left in graphite: A. 59 / 33

NGA object ID 91964. 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.