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Valley and Lake (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a sketch of a valley and a lake. The scene depicts a landscape with a large body of water, likely a lake, and a valley with trees and possibly buildings in the background. The drawing is simple and appears to be a quick study or sketch, done in pencil. The image is quite faint, with very light pencil marks on a white background. The horizon line is roughly in the center of the image. There are darker smudges and marks scattered throughout.

Artwork Details

Date
1834, 1838
Medium
Graphite on wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 512 px
Public Domain
Yes
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