The image shows a landscape scene with a rocky terrain, cascading water forming a waterfall, and a stream. There are dense forests, distant mountains, and peaks in the background. Detailed engravings capture the trees' texture and the play of light and shadow. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black, gray, and white. Light clouds are visible in the sky above the landscape.
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Mountain Waterfall

Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810 - 1864)

1845

Medium
etching on chine collé
Classification
Portfolio
Dimensions
plate: 16 x 21.3 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.) ; sheet: 26.9 x 35.8 cm (10 9/16 x 14 1/8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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