Sweet Briar

c. 1808

William Russell Birch

Associated Names
William Russell Birch

Artist, American, 1755 - 1834

The image shows a landscape with a house to the right, distant trees on the horizon, and another building in the background. In the foreground, there are three tall trees framing the scene, with two adults and a child under their shade. The painting is detailed with delicate brushstrokes, creating a soft texture. The color palette consists of greens, browns, blues, whites, and grays, evoking a calm atmosphere. A few clouds are scattered in the sky above.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. A. Gordon List, Chestertown, MD; (C.G. Sloan & Company, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1980; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • Early America on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1750-1850, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981

2006

  • American Landscape: Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 1, no. 5.

1990

  • O'Malley, Therese. New Perspectives on Charles Wilson Peale. Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh University Press, 1990.

Inscriptions

upper right verso in brown ink: Mr. Breck Place; upper right verso in graphite by unknown hand: D / 5; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: K7 float in

Wikidata ID

Q64639335

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