The image shows a view of a coastal fortification, with a wall extending towards the center. The perspective is slightly elevated, allowing the expanse beyond the wall to be seen, including a low horizon where the sea meets the sky. The horizon is in the upper third of the composition. The style is delicate and precise, using pencil and wash for a textured effect. The color palette includes earth tones and grays. Two figures are walking close to us, with another pair visible near the horizon line. The sky has subtle tones and streaks indicating clouds.
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Moat at Fort Marion, Florida

James Wells Champney (American, 1843 - 1903)

c. 1874

Medium
graphite with gray wash on wove tan paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 7.9 × 14 cm (3 1/8 × 5 1/2 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
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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