The image shows a landscape with trees and a building in the distance. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, allowing a view across a wooded area. The trees cast shadows on the ground, and there is a subtle slope in the terrain leading to the horizon. The building is partially hidden by trees. The image has a grainy, textured appearance, resembling early photographic processes with a sepia color palette.
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Trees

André Giroux (French, 1801 - 1879)

c. 1855

Medium
salted paper print
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image/sheet: 21.3 × 27.7 cm (8 3/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of the Richard King Mellon Foundation
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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