# Shrewsbury River

**John Hill Millspaugh** (American, 1822–1894)  
1887  
etching  
image: 290 x 432 mm sheet: 439 x 582 mm

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008.115.3542. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.148431.html).

## About this work

John Hill Millspaugh made this in 1887, aged 65. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

The image depicts a landscape with a river flowing through it. In the foreground, there is a small boat on the water, and in the background, sailboats are docked near a strip of land. Tall trees with sparse foliage are on the right side, with a structure nestled among them near the water. The horizon is slightly above the center of the image, with a calm sky above it. The brushstrokes vary in texture, with fine strokes for the sky and water and more detailed strokes for the trees. The color palette is muted, with sepia and gray tones creating a peaceful atmosphere. Birds are scattered in the sky.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Etching.** The artist draws with a needle through a waxy coating on a copper plate, and acid bites the exposed lines. The plate is then inked, wiped and printed under pressure, so the line keeps the freedom of drawing.

### [John Hill Millspaugh](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-hill-millspaugh)

American, 1822–1894

## Facts

- Type: Print
- The artist was 65
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Landscape, Tree, River, Boat, Sky
- Colour: grey
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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