Landscape

Henry William Burgess

1809–39 · Graphite · Drawings and Prints

This tiny drawing represents a river winding through tree-lined banks with hills beyond. It may be an idea for a print design--in 1828 the artist designed ten lithographic illustrations for "Studies of Trees"--and in the present work the artist's mastery of characteristic tree forms is evident even at a miniature scale.

Artist

Henry William Burgess

Date

1809–39

Medium

Graphite

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Gift of Dr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher, 2012