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Study for Tree Trunks and Lane
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Study for Tree Trunks and Lane

ca. 1812

Medium

Graphite, soft ground etching on the verso

Tags

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 1/8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.7 x 16.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About John Crome

1768–1821United Kingdom

Major artist of the Norwich school and a representative of the transition from the 18th century Picturesque tradition to the Romantic approach to landscape. His work is noted for its bold use of space, attentiveness to local detail and broad handling of paint. Comment on works: Landscapes; Views; Moonlights