Delightful Wyoming!

1846

Edward Webb, after George Elgar Hicks

Associated Names
Edward Webb

Artist, British, 1805 - 1854

Art Union of London

Publisher

Thomas Campbell

Author, Scottish, 1777 - 1884

George Elgar Hicks

Artist After, British, 1824 - 1914

The drawing depicts a pastoral landscape with figures and animals. The left side shows an older man seated with a dog, playing a pipe. In the center, four figures are dancing. On the right, a younger figure is seated, playing a pipe with another dog. In the background, there are grazing animals and trees. The artwork features light, delicate line work emphasizing flow and rhythm.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 20.16 × 30.48 cm (7 15/16 × 12 in.)
    plate: 25.88 × 35.72 cm (10 3/16 × 14 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.42 × 42.55 cm (11 3/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3581

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1882; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: 1.; at bottom in plate: G.E. Hicks delt. / E. Webb, sc. / Delightful Wyoming! / till evenings sweeter pastime grew, / With timbrel, when beneath the forests brown, / Thy lovely maidens would the dance renew. / Art-Union of London, 1846.

Markings

stamped upper left verso in blue ink: Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington. D.C. Jun 12 1882

Wikidata ID

Q77012843

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