Mission San Luis Obispo

1883

Henry Chapman Ford

Associated Names
Henry Chapman Ford

Artist, American, 1828 - 1894

The image shows a single-story building with columns and a tiled roof, extending from the left to the center. A cross sits on top of a small entrance in the center of the building. Two figures are near the columns, and a horse is to the right. The horizon blends into the sky, with hills or low mountains in the distance. The artwork uses cross-hatching to depict textures and shadows. The color palette is sepia-toned. In the distance, trees and smaller structures are visible, including a palm tree. The scene suggests a location with a mild climate. The composition is balanced, with significant sky space, featuring lightly sketched clouds above the mountains.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams, 1958)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.78 × 32.7 cm (7 × 12 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 32.54 × 44.77 cm (12 13/16 × 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.932

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Ford 1961, no. 17

  • Series Title

    Etchings of the Franciscan Missions of California

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1961

  • Ford, Henry Chapman. Etchings of California. California: Edward Selden Spaulding, 1961, no. 17.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: San Luis Obispo; lower right in plate: H.C. Ford '83

Wikidata ID

Q77011496

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