Monk in the Forest

Alternate TitleMeditation: Old Cardinal and Oak

Draftsperson Carl Friedrich Lessing (German, 1808–1880)

Date1840

Mediumpencil, lightbrown and darkbrown wash

DimensionsSheet: 21 7/16 × 28 1/16 in. (54.5 × 71.3 cm)

ClassificationsDrawings, Pastels and Watercolors

DepartmentEuropean Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineGift of Joseph Longworth

Accession Number1882.32

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