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Grove of Poplars with a Memorial Bust, David Hosack Estate, Hype Park, New York (from Hosack Album)

Thomas Kelah Wharton

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white landscape drawing. A grassy area with a bench sits in the center and a memorial bust on a pedestal to the left. Several tall, thin trees and some bushes are on the grassy area. A large tree trunk is on the left side. A pathway leads to the grassy area from the bottom left. There are more trees in the background. Hills are in the distance. The sky is light.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1832
Medium
Black in (or watercolor) applied with pen and brush and sgraffito on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
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