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Drawing, Study of a Dead Oak Tree

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated ca. 1836 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite and black crayon on cream wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

21.8 × 29.4 cm (8 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: July 11; lower center: oak general color– grey little in diming[?] to purple- / with spots of light greenish mofs– and dark-brownish green stains

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study of a Dead Oak Tree; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite and black crayon on cream wove paper; 21.8 × 29.4 cm (8 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-77

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