Illustration for Longfellow's "The Rainy Day"
Britische Grafik 1839–1850, anni Cinquanta dell’Ottocento
- Artista
- Britische Grafik 1839–1850
- Datazione
- anni Cinquanta dell’Ottocento
- Tipologia
- Disegno
- Tecnica
- pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash and white and cream gouache over graphite, with parts of the distant mountains drawn with a stylus, on wove paper
- Dimensioni
- 9,4 × 8,5 cm
- Collezione
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licenza
- Pubblico dominio, CC0
Descrizione dell’immagine
The image shows a landscape from a high perspective, featuring distant, snow-capped mountains under softly clouded skies. The painting uses delicate, fluid brushstrokes to create a serene scene with a muted color palette dominated by earth tones. A rugged terrain with sparse vegetation and a branching tree is depicted in the foreground. A body of water separates the foreground from a dark landmass in the distance, contrasting with the bright mountain peaks.