The Wrekin, Shropshire
1780
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1780
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This painting shows a landscape with a large hill or mountain in the background. The hill is covered in trees and has a few wispy clouds around it. In the foreground, there are more trees and what looks like a body of water. The painting is done in shades of gray, with some darker lines to give it depth. It's a pretty simple scene, but it gives a sense of the natural world. If you like this kind of landscape painting, you might want to check out other works from the Romanticism movement.
