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Landscape with Tree and a Village in the Distance (from Cropsey Album)

Jasper Francis Cropsey

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a tree with a wide, sprawling canopy and a thick trunk. The tree dominates the right side of the image. In the background, a small village is visible on the horizon. A flock of birds flies to the left. The tree sits on a grassy area with a low wall or log running horizontally behind it. The sketch is on a gray background with darker shading around the tree. The corners of the sketch are cut off.

Artwork details

Date:
1847
Medium:
Pen and iron-gall ink, white gouache, and graphite on heavy, light brown wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
469 × 624 px
Museum record:
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