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View from Lake House: School, Barn and Church (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch of buildings and trees. The buildings include a large structure with a tower, a smaller building to the right with a pitched roof, and what appears to be a barn or similar structure. A fence runs along the bottom of the image. In the background, there are hills or mountains. The sketch is drawn in pencil on white paper.

Artwork details

Date:
1834, 1838
Medium:
Graphite on wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 484 px
Museum record:
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