Mountainous Landscape with a Brook

While the medium is etching, notable aspects of its visual representation include the capture of light's play on water and a color palette ranging from deep greens to blues and grays, though the etching medium itself typically suggests a focus on line and tone over broad color application.

Created in 1864 by Joseph Hubert Blees, the work is currently housed at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Though executed before the peak of Impressionism, the attention to light effects in the work shares a precursor interest with the movement, which would later emphasize similar natural observations.