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Pencil sketch of two tree trunks with gnarled roots and textured bark on the forest floor, dated June 1860.

Tree Trunks, Darmstadt

William Trost Richards, 1860

Painted study of a tall coconut palm above terracotta tiled roofs of wooden houses, with two birds perched on its fronds.

Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1857

Pencil sketch of a gnarled tree with a dense canopy on a cream sheet, with faint background strokes.

Tree

Robert Frederick Blum, 1870

Pencil and watercolor sketch of gnarled cypress tree trunks in a grove, with a small building at the right edge.

Cypress Trees of Chapultepec, Mexico

Samuel Colman, 1890

Oil study of two tree trunks on a forest floor, one pale and lichen-spotted, with a hazy green hillside behind.

Tree Trunk, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a brook flowing beside two leafy trees and grassy banks, drawn in soft graphite tones.

Brook and Trees

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1840

Pencil sketch of tall cypress trees with shaded foliage on pale paper, inscribed with a Villa d'Este note.

Cypress, Villa d'Este, After Cropsey

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pencil sketch of palm trees and fan-shaped plants on grey paper with handwritten notes.

Palm Tree Crowns, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Pencil sketch of a tree branch with twigs and a small perched bird on a tan sheet of paper.

Tree Branch

Robert Frederick Blum, 1880

Hand-colored print of a couple seated under a tree, framed by an ornate rococo border of red and blue flowers.

Couple Beneath Tree

Martin Engelbrecht, 1680

Graphite sketch of pine trees on a rocky bank with grass and shrubs, with handwritten color notes at upper right.

Pine Trees Along a Rocky Bank, Catskill, New York

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Etching of a dense wooded landscape with two figures crossing a wooden bridge beside a rocky ledge and a distant view.

Wooded Landscape, With Two Figures on a Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Etched print of a dense woodland with tall slender trees, bare branches and ivy against a pale sky, over a cluttered forest f

Landscape with trees

François-Nicolas Chifflart, 1850

Oil sketch of tree trunks, a clinging epiphyte and rocks in dense jungle undergrowth, inscribed Jamaica.

Trees in the Jungle Interior, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church, 1860

Etching of a wooded landscape with tall trees, rolling hills, cattle, and two figures near a path in the lower right.

Mercury and Argus in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a tall slender pine tree beside rocks on aged paper, with handwritten notes at lower left.

Study of Pine Tree, Shawangunk Mountains

Daniel Huntington, 1830

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside under sky, with handwritten notes on color such as clear blue and smoky yellow.

Wooded Island, near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Etched landscape of a wooded path with a large twisted tree, two resting travellers at left, a dog, and distant hills.

Wooded Landscape with Two Travellers Resting

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Ink drawing of a fantastic branch with ferny leaves, ruffled blossoms tied with ribbon bows, and twisting stems on paper.

Bough of a fantastic tree

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, 1800

Pencil sketch of a dead pine tree's bare branches and trunk on beige paper, labeled Pine.

Dead Pine Tree, Lake Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870

Etching of a wooded river landscape with a nude figure running on the bank and another figure in the water.

Arethusa Pursued by Alpheus in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil study of a gnarled oak tree with twisting branches and loose foliage on cream paper, labeled Dennings Point.

Study of Oaks at Dennings Point

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1840

Etching of tall trees beside a pond with a small wooden footbridge and a distant tower under cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with a Foot Bridge

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Pencil sketch of a young woman in a hat holding a leafy apple tree branch in a grassy field.

Girl Holding a Branch of an Apple Tree

Winslow Homer, 1870

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

Frederic Edwin Church, 1850

Etching of a large oak in a wooded landscape with a nymph fleeing a horned figure through tall reeds.

Syrinx Pursued by Pan in a Wooded Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Engraving of the Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist beneath a palm tree, with a landscape behind.

Madonna of the Palm Tree

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Pencil sketch of a tall palm tree beside a building, with handwritten notes on colors like warm grey and yellow light.

Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church, 1880

Pencil sketch of two slender bare trees rising from boulders, with a small shrub at right, on tan paper.

Trees and Boulders near Millinocket, Maine

Frederic Edwin Church, 1870