House in the Trees (from Sketchbook)

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: 1834, 1838
Medium: Graphite on wove paper
Dimensions: 7 1/4 x 9 in. (18.4 x 22.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawing
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998
Accession no.: 1998.381.20 recto

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