Pennsylvania Landscape

c. 1810-1830

Thomas Doughty

Associated Names
Thomas Doughty

Artist, American, 1791 - 1856

The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated point. The horizon is low in the composition with softly rolling hills. Trees are seen along the horizon. The artwork is a line drawing with precise lines defining forms. The color palette is monochromatic with light brown and beige shades. A large tree with extended branches is in the top left corner. In the distance, there is a pastoral scene with open space, meadow-like vegetation, and sparse trees.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1956; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1963

  • Progress of An American Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1963

Inscriptions

lower edge in graphite by unknown hand: Thomas Doughty Pict. Topograph. Americanus inv des et fec in aquaforte. (Scene from Pennsylvania) / near Wyoming / Etched by Doughty the Landscape printer

Wikidata ID

Q77008801

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