View on the River Wye, Looking towards Chepstow

Britische Grafik 1839–1850, 1844

The image shows a river winding through a landscape with high cliffs and dense vegetation. The composition features a vast sky, with distant landforms visible on the horizon. Delicate brushstrokes depict foliage, river flow, cliffs, and trees. The color palette includes earthy tones and warm hues, transitioning from browns and ochres to light blues and grays.
Artist
Britische Grafik 1839–1850
Date
1844
Type
Drawing
Medium
watercolor, gouache, and touches of oil paint (?) over graphite with scraping out, heightened with varnish and/or gum arabic, on wove paper
Dimensions
30.7 × 64 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

The image shows a river winding through a landscape with high cliffs and dense vegetation. The composition features a vast sky, with distant landforms visible on the horizon. Delicate brushstrokes depict foliage, river flow, cliffs, and trees. The color palette includes earthy tones and warm hues, transitioning from browns and ochres to light blues and grays.

Britische Grafik 1839–1850