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The image shows a landscape with ruins and rugged terrain. The viewpoint is slightly elevated. The horizon is placed in the upper third of the composition with tall, dark structures against the night sky. The artwork uses intricate cross-hatching and line work for texture and shadows. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white, enhancing contrast. There are rough formations and remnants of walls or arches nearby, leading towards the distant structures. The background features a thickly inked sky.

L'Eclair (Lightning)

Victor Hugo (French, 1802 - 1885)

1868 · etching in black on laid paper (facing _L'Eclair_ by Paul Meurice)

National Gallery of Art · Gift of Richard A. Simms, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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