The image shows a tranquil waterway surrounded by hills and foliage. On the horizon, there are buildings including a castle and a town with a flag-topped tower. The vegetation is depicted with thick brushstrokes, giving it texture. The color palette includes warm and earthy tones with hints of red. In the foreground, a couple stands by an embankment watching boats on the water. Birds fly low over the water in the distance.
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Mounting of the Guard

painter Redpath (American, active mid 19th century)

mid 19th century

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 67.5 x 100 cm (26 9/16 x 39 3/8 in.) ; framed: 76.8 x 110.2 x 5.3 cm (30 1/4 x 43 3/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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