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Waterworks in Haslan (from Sketchbook)

John William Casilear

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white sketch on white paper. The sketch depicts a landscape with a low horizon line. The left side shows a long low building with a tower to its right. There are trees to the right of the tower and more buildings on the far right. A low wall runs along the bottom right corner. The wall curves to the left and back to the right. There is faint writing in the bottom left corner. The image has a white border around it.

Artwork details

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