The landscape drawing depicts an open area with a high horizon showing trees and low-lying structures. The art style features light pencil strokes and a monochrome color palette. The scene includes a flat surface, potentially water or a path, leading to distant trees and structures.
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Landscape in Hertfordshire

John Linnell (British, 1792 - 1882)

1814

Medium
black chalk heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 27.1 x 42 cm (10 11/16 x 16 9/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of William B. O'Neal
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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