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Landscape (from Cropsey Album)

Jasper Francis Cropsey

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rectangular drawing on gray paper with rough edges, depicting a landscape with trees and possibly a building. The drawing is in pencil or charcoal. The landscape features several large trees on the right and one on the left, with varying heights. A structure, possibly a house, is visible behind the trees on the right. The sky above appears mostly clear. The paper has a textured surface with darker areas and spots, and small tears are present along the edges. The drawing is set against a white background.

Artwork details

Date:
1849
Medium:
Graphite on dark buff-colored wove paper
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 416 px
Museum record:
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