Lake Como, May 1, 1869 (verso, from sketchbook) by Jervis McEntee

Pencil sketch of a lake shore with tall cypress trees and distant mountains, inscribed Como May 1 1869, in an open sketchbook

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Lake Como, May 1, 1869 (verso, from sketchbook), Jervis McEntee (1869), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com

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A pencil sketch on an open sketchbook page shows a lake shoreline with tall cypress trees and dense shrubs on a grassy bank, with distant mountains and soft clouds beyond the water. The inscription reads Como, May 1, 1869.

Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Date

1869

Medium

Graphite, white gouache, on blue paper

Dimensions

11.4 × 22.9 cm

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

License

CC0

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