Warwick Castle, England

1857

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Associated Names
Jasper Francis Cropsey

Artist, American, 1823 - 1900

This painting features a landscape with a calm body of water dominating the lower portion. The view is slightly elevated, overlooking the water that reflects the surrounding greenery and sky. Two white swans glide on the river, which is surrounded by green trees and shrubs. In the distance, a large tan castle with multiple towers and crenellations stands above the trees. In front of the castle, on the right side of the painting, a smaller structure with white walls and red roofs sits, surrounded by greenery. One or two people appear to sit out in front of it, and on the right sheep lay in the soft green grass. The color palette includes deep greens, soft browns, and varying shades of blue.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Commissioned by Cyrus W. Field [1819-1892], New York; his daughter, Mrs. William Francis Judson; her son, Cyrus Field Judson; his daughter, Mrs. Frank McCoy, Washington; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York), from 1977; sold 1982 to private collection, possibly Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hirschl, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts; gift 1991 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1857

  • Annual Exhibition, National Academy of Design, New York, 1857, no. 191.

1979

  • Recent Acquisitions of American Art 1769-1938, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1979, no. 22, color repro.

1984

  • The Art of Collecting, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1984, no. 13, repro.

1988

  • Adventure and Inspiration: American Artists in Other Lands, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1988, no. 25, color repro.

1994

  • Jasper Francis Cropsey's 'The Spirit of War' and 'The Spirit of Peace', National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1994-1995, brochure, no. 9, repro.

Bibliography

1857

  • Harper's Weekly (6 June 1857): 355.

  • The Crayon (July 1857): 221.

1867

  • Tuckerman 1867, 536.

1970

  • Talbot, William S. Jasper F. Cropsey 1823-1900. Exh. cat. National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C., 1970: 31.

1972

  • Talbot, William S. "Jasper F. Cropsey, 1823-1900." 2 vols. Ph.D. dissertation, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, 1972.

1996

  • Kelly, Franklin, with Nicolai Cikovsky, Jr., Deborah Chotner, and John Davis. American Paintings of the Nineteenth Century, Part I. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1996: 114-118, color repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: J.F. Cropsey / .1857.

Wikidata ID

Q20188393

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