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Charter Oak! Charter Oak Ancient and Fair!

Nathaniel Currier

Cleveland Museum of Art

A large tree with a wide trunk and sprawling canopy, positioned centrally. A house with an arched doorway to the right. A winding path or road to the left. People and a dog are on the grass in front of the tree. Text at top reads "CHARTER OAK! CHARTER OAK ANCIENT AND FAIR!" and below the tree: "AN ANCIENT AMERICAN BALLAD: WITITT BY MISS SIGOURNEY THE MUSIC COMPOSED AND MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO MY DEAR FRIEND DR. JOHN D. RUSS, (of Hartford. Con.) BY HENRY RUSSELL. NEW-YORK: PUBLISHED BY HEWITT & JAQUES 239 Broadway".

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658 × 893 px
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