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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
Museum record:
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