A Fruit-Bearing Tree; A Cedar of Paradise

Phebe A. Smith, 1842 and 1846

The image shows a large central tree with dark green leaves and various red and purple fruits or flowers. The color palette includes dark greens, soft pinks, deep reds, and golds on a light cream background. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Phebe A. Smith ¹
Date: 1842 and 1846 ¹
Medium: pen and black ink with colored wash over graphite ¹
Original: 783 × 1,200 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

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A work made of engraving in black on ivory laid paper.

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