The image shows a woodland scene from a slightly elevated viewpoint. Two large trees with textured bark are in the foreground, with detailed leaves. A felled tree is to the right, and more trees are seen in the background with lighter strokes. The scene suggests a forest landscape in graphite gray tones.
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A Stand of Trees

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750 - 1819)

1797/1798

Medium
black chalk on laid paper, laid down on old album sheet
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 28.8 × 22.2 cm (11 5/16 × 8 3/4 in.) ; mount: 35.6 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
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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