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A Blasted Tree (recto), 1851. pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white.

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pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white · Sheet: 19 x 15.6 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
A Blasted Tree (recto)
Artist
Jasper F. Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
Date
1851
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash and graphite, heightened with white
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 x 15.6 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit line
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1823–1900

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A Blasted Tree (recto) · Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1851
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