Ink and wash drawing of a village with a tall church spire, cottages, trees on the right, and a pale path in the foreground.

Village Scene with Church Spire

A grey ink-wash village scene shows a tall, dark church spire rising at left above slate-roofed cottages. Dense trees frame the right, a haystack sits at left, and a pale path curves through the foreground under a cloudy sky.

Artist: Désiré-Lucas
Date: 1914
Medium: pencil, ink and ink wash
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 2248 × 3000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1914).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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