Graphite sketch on tan paper showing two upright evergreen trees and a fallen tree with spreading roots, with handwritten notes and a round stamp below.

Sketch of Evergreens

Three loose graphite studies of conifers on tan paper: two slender evergreens rise upright at the top, with feathery, drooping branches, while a third, uprooted or fallen, sprawls diagonally below. Handwritten notes and a circular stamp appear at the lower edge.

Artist: Frederic Edwin Church
Date: 1875–85
Medium: Graphite on tan wove paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2406 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1885).
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

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