Landscape with Trees and Bridge

c. 1850

French 19th Century

Associated Names
French 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a wooden bridge over a narrow stream, surrounded by tall trees. The bridge divides the view horizontally, featuring worn wooden planks and a simple railing. The thick clusters of trees frame the image, creating a natural canopy. Stones and pebbles line the stream's banks, with water flowing gently. The scene has a monochromatic palette of brown and sepia, giving it an antiquated and serene atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in.)
    mount: 26.9 × 36.3 cm (10 9/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.36.121

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David and Mary Robinson, Sausalito, CA; NGA purchase, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1986

  • 19th Century Photographs from the Collection of Mary and David Robinson, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1986.

Inscriptions

by later hand, on mount, center verso in graphite: 002125

Wikidata ID

Q64144047

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