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Trunk of a Tree by John Ruskin — VisualArtsDB

Trunk of a Tree

Trunk of a Tree

1851–1861

Medium: Graphite, dark brown ink and gray wash on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 16.7 x 12.6 cm (6 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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