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Charcoal drawing of a forest edge with two cows grazing beside a pond under a cloudy sky.

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Cows in the Forest, Edward Mitchell Bannister (1870), Smithsonian American Art Museum. Via artnap.com

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A charcoal drawing on tan paper showing a wooded landscape with dense trees along the left, a fallen log sloping across a grassy bank, and two dark cows grazing in a clearing at right. A still water surface in the foreground reflects the shadowed foliage and the cloud-filled sky.

Museum record: Smithsonian American Art Museum