George Cumberland

British, 1754 - 1848

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The image shows swirling, cloud-like shapes and curving lines dominating the upper part, creating an abstract scene. In the center, a dark form with an arching silhouette resembles the outline of a mushroom cap or a bird. Below, a small figure reclines with a candle, casting light highlighting the surrounding forms.
George Cumberland, Scene in a Cave, watercolor on wove paper, Gift of Charles Ryskamp, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.154.2

Scene in a Cave

George Cumberland · · watercolor on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1991.154.2

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Reliquiae Conservatae

George Cumberland · published 1826 · 1 vol: ill: 13 lithographs ·  Accession ID  1991.154.9