The image shows a pencil sketch of a landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The sketch features faint contours of hills or mountains on the horizon line, with sparse pencil strokes outlining rolling hills and possible clusters of vegetation. The drawing is on a neutral background with minimal shading, giving it a calm and understated presence.

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View of a Mountain [verso]

Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823 - 1900)

Medium: graphite on brown paper
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: sheet: 12.3 × 30.4 cm (4 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line: Julius S. Held Collection, Avalon Fund
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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