The image shows an elevated view of a landscape with hills and a river or lake in the distance. Several buildings, including a church, are scattered across the land. Soldiers in red and white uniforms are lined up near a stone wall and gravestones in the foreground. The sky is blue with a few scattered clouds. The painting style uses precise brushstrokes, featuring a color palette of soft blues, greens, reds, and muted tones.

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American 19th Century

c. 1830

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 66.1 x 99.4 cm (26 x 39 1/8 in.) ; framed: 77.5 x 111.1 x 3.8 cm (30 1/2 x 43 3/4 x 1 1/2 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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