Wooded Scene - West Campton, New Hampshire

Daniel Huntington's pencil sketch captures a densely forested landscape with varied vegetation and natural topography. Using cross-hatching and directional line work, the artist renders depth through layered trees and shrubby undergrowth receding into the middle distance. The composition emphasizes the irregular rhythms of wilderness—fallen logs, sparse trunks, and tangled brush—rather than cultivated order. Huntington, a prominent Hudson River School painter, employed such on-site studies to develop compositions and refine his technique for handling natural detail and atmospheric effect in larger studio works.