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View of David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York, with a Sundial (from Hosack Album)

Thomas Kelah Wharton

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a landscape with trees and a sundial. The sundial is in the bottom-left corner, with a short pedestal base and a stick-like object on top. There are several trees in the foreground, with more trees and a hill in the background. The trees have varying numbers of leaves. The foreground is a grassy area. The sky is light grey and featureless. The drawing style is detailed and stippled.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Graphite on white wove Bristol board
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 510 px
Museum record:
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