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A monochromatic print of a river landscape. Tall trees grow along the left bank, and lower clusters of trees line the far shore, reflecting in the calm water.
On the Housatonic
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

On the Housatonic

Artist Kruseman Van Elten (American, born Holland, 1829 - 1904)
Date1881
MediumEtching
Dimensionssheet: 12 x 17 in. (30.5 x 43.2 cm)
image: 4 7/8 x 8 7/16 in. (12.4 x 21.4 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jane and R. Paul Larkin
Object number1992.1.68
Collections
Visual DescriptionA monochromatic print of a river landscape. Tall trees grow along the left bank, and lower clusters of trees line the far shore, reflecting in the calm water.


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