The image shows a wide landscape with undulating hills and mountains in the distance, a calm body of water reflecting the sky, clusters of trees, a winding path, and a color palette of soft sepia tones.

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Windermere

Roger Fenton (British, 1819 - 1869)

1850s

Medium: albumen silver print
Classification: Photograph
Dimensions: image/sheet: 22.2 × 25.6 cm (8 3/4 × 10 1/16 in.)
Culture: British
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line: Patrons' Permanent Fund
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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