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Lake Maggiore, May 11,1869: Village and Landscape (recto, from Sketchbook)

Jervis McEntee

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of an open sketchbook with a drawing on the right-hand page. The left-hand page is blank. The right-hand page drawing depicts a body of water with a boat on the right side, a town or village on the shore in the middle, and mountains on the horizon. The mountains are on the left and right sides of the drawing, with the town in the center. The sky above the mountains and town appears hazy. The sketchbook pages are rectangular and have a slight texture. The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
1869
Medium:
Graphite, white gouache, watercolor on blue paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 491 px
Museum record:
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