The image shows a view from above of a small waterfall between rocky boulders, with a mountainous backdrop and trees in the distance. The artist used soft brushstrokes resembling pencil or charcoal on brown paper to depict details in the rocks and water, with lighter rendering for the trees and mountains. The color palette consists of earth tones and subtle grays and whites.
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Swiftwater

Daniel Huntington (American, 1816 - 1906)

1854

Medium
graphite with gouache on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 11 7/16 x 16 13/16 in. (29.05 x 42.7 cm)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, William A. Clark Fund, 1969)
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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