Cape Horn, Columbia River

1867

Carleton E. Watkins

Associated Names
Carleton E. Watkins

Artist, American, 1829 - 1916

The image features a landscape with a rugged terrain. Nearby, there are tree stumps and sparse vegetation, leading to an overgrown field enclosed by a wooden fence. A small log cabin is nestled at the base of a rocky slope to the right, with a cliff face extending upwards. Coniferous trees cling to the cliff. The land descends to meet a sandy shoreline bordered by a large body of water. In the distance, the land meets a hazy horizon with hills. The color scheme consists of shades of brown, gray, and muted green, resembling early photographic techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 40.5 × 52.2 cm (15 15/16 × 20 9/16 in.)
    mount: 53.34 × 68.58 cm (21 × 27 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.103.10

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Carleton E. Watkins; Josiah Myrick, Oregon. (William L. Schaeffer / Photographs, Chester, CT); NGA purchase, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

stamped on mount, lower left below image in black ink: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by C.E. WATKINS, in the Clerk's / office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of California.; by artist, lower right below image in brown ink: No. 421; by unknown hand, lower right edge of mount in graphite: Cape Horn, Columbia River; on mount verso, by unknown hand, top left corner in graphite: Myrick Collection

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