Study of Rocks

Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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Artist: John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)
Date: ca. 1850–60
Medium: Graphite on off-white Bristol board
Dimensions: 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1978
Accession no.: 1978.499.1 recto

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John William Casilear
1842 · Drawing
Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00011519
Mountain Lake Scene
John William Casilear
1883 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00013379
Lake George
John William Casilear
1857 · Painting
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00013970
Trees by a Stream
John William Casilear
Drawing
Public collection via the Metropolitan Museum of Art
AT-00016949