The Dawn of Creation

1830s

Samuel Jackson

Associated Names
Samuel Jackson

Artist, British, 1794 - 1869

The image shows a mountainous landscape at sunset. The viewpoint is from a high vantage, looking out over the rugged terrain as the sun sets in the sky. The horizon is situated slightly above the center, with the sun partially visible, casting a soft glow over the peaks. The painting style features textured brushstrokes emphasizing the rocky landscape. A monochromatic color palette of dark to light shades creates a stark atmosphere. The scene includes jagged rocks in the foreground, leading the eye towards a vast vista of ascending mountains under a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and black ink with scratching out

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 25.6 x 31.6 cm (10 1/16 x 12 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.79.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philip William Skynner Miles, Leigh Court, near Bristol, England (from an album with Miles's initials on the front cover); The R. E. Summerfield Charitable Trust (sale, Christies, London, 20 March 1990, no. 57, unsold); (Andrew Wyld, W. S. Fine Art Ltd, London); purchased by NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2023

  • Drawing in Britain, 1700 - 1900: New Additions to the Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023.

Inscriptions

by later hand? verso in brown ink: Jackson 10/

Wikidata ID

Q64630345

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