Leaving the Manor House

c. 1850/1855

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a painting of an estate overlooking a body of water. An ornate house with white columns and pink and peach checkered steps is in the foreground. A man and a woman in Victorian attire stand on the pathway. A horse-drawn carriage and a greyhound are nearby. A path leads to the riverside with a person on horseback riding alongside. Sailboats drift on the water, and buildings are visible in the distance. Soft, billowy clouds fill the sky, and the color palette consists of pastel tones including warm yellows, oranges, greens, and blues.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. Purchased in 1954 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1959.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1957

  • American Primitive Paintings from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, Part II, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1957, no. 86.

1961

  • Extended loan for use by the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1961-1967.

1968

  • American Naive Paintings of the 18th and 19th Centuries: 111 Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, traveling exh. by Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., 1968-1970, no. 103. First venue: Grand Palais, Paris.

1970

  • American Naive Painting of the 18th and 19th Centuries: Masterpieces from the Collection of E.W. and B.C. Garbisch, organized by the Amer. Fed. of Arts, N.Y., and Mainichi News., Nihobashi Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, 1970, no cat.

1973

  • Extended loan for use by The Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C., 1973-1993.

1993

  • Extended loan for use by Ambassador James Blanchard, U.S. Embassy residence, Ottawa, Canada, 1993-1996.

2001

  • Extended loan for use by Secretary Ann Veneman, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 2001-2005.

2006

  • Extended loan for use by Susan C. Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, D.C., 2006-2008.

Bibliography

1970

  • American Paintings and Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1970: 138, repro.

1980

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 279, repro.

1992

  • Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 521-522, repro. 521.

  • American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 408, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q20187976

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