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Building a Haystack

c. 1865

Robert Tucker Pain

Associated Names

Robert Tucker Pain

Artist, British, 1840 - 1942

The image shows a rural scene with multiple people working in a field. The perspective is straight on. The scene includes large haystacks, figures handling hay, a horse hitched to a cart, and distant trees and buildings. The color palette is sepia, enhancing textures and contrasts.

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Artwork overview

Medium

albumen silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D
Dimensions

image: 15.3 × 21.1 cm (6 × 8 5/16 in.)
sheet: 15.5 × 21.2 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.)
Accession Number

2018.23.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Paul M. Hertzmann, San Francisco); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 1997; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Isaacs, Charles

Wikidata ID

Q64169835

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