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The image depicts a landscape with two figures in a pastoral setting. A horizon line divides the land and sky, with distant mountains visible. The scene is detailed with fine cross-hatching, typical of etching. The color palette is monochrome, using shades of gray and sepia tones. Trees arch over the landscape and a rider on horseback travels along a winding path. Clouds are subtly depicted in the sky above.

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Roman Landscape

Gaspard Dughet (French, 1615 - 1675)

Medium: etching
Classification: Print
Culture: French
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: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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