The image shows a small tower in a sketched landscape with sparse trees. The tower has two tiers with arched openings and a pointed finial. The trees have slender trunks and leafless branches. The sky is light in color. The terrain seems to slope gently. The artwork uses soft brushstrokes and muted tones of gray, blue, and brown on beige paper. The composition is asymmetrical, with the focus on the tower and its surroundings.
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Nile Journey, Manfalout, Through Spyglass

Elihu Vedder (American, 1836 - 1923)

1890

Medium
colored chalk on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 19.37 × 32.07 cm (7 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Richard Spear and Athena Tacha
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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