It was probably painted around 1807 , making it among Friedrich 's first oil paintings .
It is a Romantic allegorical landscape , depicting a stone cairn or dolmen set amid three oak trees on a hilltop , with a contemplative melancholy mood .
landscape was probably painted around 1807 , making it among Friedrich 's first oil paintings .
It is a Romantic allegorical landscape , depicting a stone cairn or dolmen set amid three oak trees on a hilltop , with a contemplative melancholy mood .