Etching of a tall, twisted tree beside a still pond, with bare trees and misty fields receding under a grey sky.

Autumn's Grey and Melancholy

A tall tree with twisted, leafy branches rises beside a small pond in the foreground, while bare trees and flat fields recede beneath a grey, misty sky. Fine parallel hatching builds soft tones of late-autumn stillness, with the trees mirrored faintly in the dark water.

Look closer: The artist's signature and date, FARRER 1884, is scratched into the lower edge of the plate.

Artist: Henry Farrer
Date: 1884
Medium: Etching
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size: 3629 × 2436 px

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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1884).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917

19th century 1880s 1884 print etching landscape trees rural scene melancholy reflection pond grey sky autumn henry farrer