A View Near Rome

1854

George Loring Brown

Associated Names
George Loring Brown

Artist, American, 1814 - 1889

The image shows a landscape from an elevated viewpoint, displaying rugged terrain, mountains in the distance, a settlement with small structures and a tower, detailed textures of rocks, foliage, and structures. The black and white color palette emphasizes a timeless quality. The scene includes uneven ground with rocks and vegetation, leading towards the center where a few figures are visible, with trees on the right side.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.18 × 20 cm (5 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.57 × 26.83 cm (7 5/16 × 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2847

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Albert R. Miller, Jr., Baltimore, Maryland; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1982; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2016

  • Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 35.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: G. L. Brown Rome 1854

Wikidata ID

Q77013103

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