The image shows an uncolored illustration on aged paper featuring two distinct pencil sketches. One sketch of a deer is in the upper left corner, focusing on the animal's form and posture. In the upper right corner, there is a sketch of a duck near water with flowing lines suggesting ripples and hints of grass nearby. The scene appears open and expansive, with a faded beige background, enhancing the pencil sketches. The overall color palette is limited to shades of pencil grey against the warm tone of the paper.
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A Duck and a Stag [verso]

Paul Lacroix (American, 1827 - 1869)

1831

Medium
graphite on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image (irregular): 39.05 × 8.26 cm (15 3/8 × 3 1/4 in.) ; sheet: 40.96 × 27.94 cm (16 1/8 × 11 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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