The image shows a side view of a wagon filled with hay. The horizon line is low, obscured by the tall stack of hay and a large structure. A road or path runs beside the wagon. The drawing is done with loose pencil strokes for texture. It is in monochrome with shades of grey and black on beige paper. Figures are included on the haystack and near the wooden structure. A tree with minimal foliage is on the right, and the sky is depicted with horizontal strokes.
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Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838 - 1909)

late 19th century

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image (irregular): 30.48 × 22.54 cm (12 × 8 7/8 in.) ; sheet: 33.97 × 25.4 cm (13 3/8 × 10 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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