The image features a lower angle perspective looking up at a rocky outcropping where elegantly dressed people are gathered. The individuals are situated on a large rock and to the right, interacting amid shrubs and trees. The horizon is obscured by the rocky terrain, but the sky above is clear with soft cloud formations. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing the texture of the rocks and foliage. The color palette includes earthy tones for the rocks and vegetation, with pops of color in the clothing of the people. In the distance, there are soft transitions between the sky and distant…
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A Royal Party Admiring the Sunset atop the Hesselberg Mountain

Johann Georg von Dillis (German, 1759 - 1841)

1801

Medium
watercolor, gouache, and pen and gray ink over graphite on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 42.8 x 37.1 cm (16 7/8 x 14 5/8 in.)
Culture
German
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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