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The image shows a dense woodland with thick foliage. The horizon is not visible as the vegetation fills the frame. The brushstrokes are detailed and textured, capturing leaves, branches, and undergrowth. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. The scene includes ferns and bushes in the foreground, while tree branches interweave in the distance to form a dark canopy. The image conveys depth through layers of foliage that extend into the shadowy background.
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The image shows a dense woodland with thick foliage. The horizon is not visible as the vegetation fills the frame. The brushstrokes are detailed and textured, capturing leaves, branches, and undergrowth. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. The scene includes ferns and bushes in the foreground, while tree branches interweave in the distance to form a dark canopy. The image conveys depth through layers of foliage that extend into the shadowy background.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A Rock in the Forest

Eugène Cuvelier

Date
c. 1865
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 19.9 × 25.7 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/8 in.) mount: 35.1 × 41.3 cm (13 13/16 × 16 1/4 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
1995.35.5
Credit line
Gift of Mary and David Robinson
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • albumen silver print
  • Landscape
  • France
  • landscape
Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; gift to NGA, 1995.

NGA object ID 92359. 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.