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New Lighthouse (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of a lighthouse. The lighthouse is on the left. It is tall and thin with a curved shape. There are trees on the right. The trees are skinny with thin branches. There are some illegible words written on the bottom left. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
1834, 1838
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 516 px
Museum record:
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