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The Grandmother Tree, near Middletown, Long Island

William Rickarby Miller

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape painting of a dirt road in a forest. A large tree with a wide trunk and many branches stands on the left. A wooden fence borders the road on the right. The road stretches into the background, lined with trees on both sides. The sky above is cloudy. The painting is signed in the bottom corners. A gray border surrounds the painting.

Artwork Details

Date
1858
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
520 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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