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Juniper Lake Aug 23 1885, Mount Tacoma Washington (from Sketchbook X)

William Trost Richards

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pencil sketch on paper. The sketch depicts a landscape with a tree in the center and a mountain in the background. The tree has a thin trunk and sparse branches with some leaves or foliage. The mountain is drawn with simple lines, suggesting its shape and size. The paper has some notes written in pencil at the bottom. The writing includes a date: "Aug 23 1885". There are also some location details: "Juniper Lake" and "Mount Tacoma Washington". The paper appears aged, with some discoloration around the edges. The background of the image is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
1885
Medium:
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 483 px
Museum record:
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