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riverscape|ˈrɪvəskeɪp|
[f. river n.1 + scape n.3; formed in imitation of landscape.]
1. A picturesque view or prospect of a river.
1903C. S. Smith Barbizon Days 17 Moret has noble turreted gateways and Grez a church more picturesque than that of Montigny, riverscapes more alluring, and a ruined château. 1927H. V. Morton In Search of England xii. 213 All the beauty and peace of the Warwickshire countryside have been packed into one riverscape. 1966New Statesman 25 Nov. 793/1 Nobody listened to his proposal to replace Rennie's Waterloo Bridge with a tunnel to save spoiling a fine riverscape.
2. A painting of a river or riverside scene.
1930Time & Tide 9 May 606 Mr. Lamorna Birch and Sir H. Hughes Stanton show very capable riverscapes. 1964N. Freeling Double-Barrel iii. 91 The arrangement opposite: a wholly bluey-greeny Monet riverscape over a little writing table. 1975Gramophone Dec. 1065/1 The record is very well produced with a fine autumnal riverscape by Monet on the front. |