On the Road from Conway

1827/1828

Thomas Cole

Associated Names
Thomas Cole

Artist, American, 1801 - 1848

The image shows an ink sketch of a mountainous landscape from a slightly elevated viewpoint. There are hills, trees, a house, and a path in the foreground, leading to a valley surrounded by mountains in the background. The sketch is done in black ink on sepia-toned paper, with simple and flowing lines defining the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink over graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.8 × 33.2 cm (7 13/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 22.

Inscriptions

upper center in pen and black ink: on the Road from Conway; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: Thomas Cole / purchased from his granddaughter / Florence Cole Vincent July 195[?] / [not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64633182

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