The image shows a landscape sketch from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon line is placed at the upper third of the image, featuring a rocky structure with vegetation. Distant hills or mountains are visible above the horizon. The drawing is detailed and refined in pencil with a monochromatic color palette of black and grey. A large boulder in water, trees, and rocky formations with shrubbery are depicted, emphasizing natural elements in the landscape.
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Rocks Along a Lakeshore [recto]

John William Casilear (American, 1811 - 1893)

Medium
graphite
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 27.9 × 35.5 cm (11 × 14 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
American Art Curator's 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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