Théodore Rousseau
Study of an Oak Tree

CultureFrench
Titles
  • Study of an Oak Tree
Datec. 1862
PlaceFrance
MediumBlack and white chalk on laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 10 3/4 × 14 11/16 in. (27.3 × 37.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and Mrs. Kenneth Dale Owen in memory of Christina Amelia Hudson
Object number89.398
Non exposé

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