Century Plant, Jamaica
A dense rosette of long, pale-edged green agave leaves rises from the lower foreground against a dark, leafy background of trees and shrubs. Brown earth and small seedlings sit at the base, and the loose oil and graphite handling suggests a study made from direct observation.
- Artist
- Frederic Edwin Church
- Date
- May–September 1865
- Medium
- Oil and graphite on paperboard
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 4000 × 3045 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Español: Planta de siglo, Jamaica
Una densa roseta de largas hojas verdes de agave, con bordes pálidos, se eleva desde el primer plano inferior contra un fondo oscuro de árboles y arbustos. La tierra marrón y pequeñas plántulas aparecen en la base, y el trazo suelto de óleo y grafito sugiere un estudio hecho del natural.
Português: Agave, Jamaica
Uma densa roseta de folhas longas e verdes de agave, com bordas claras, ergue-se no primeiro plano inferior contra um fundo escuro de árvores e arbustos. Terra marrom e pequenas mudas aparecem na base, e a pincelada solta de óleo e grafite sugere um estudo feito a partir da observação direta.