Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Study for a Country Villa
Object Number:
1927.107
Date:
1828
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and black ink on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. ( 36.2 x 50.2 cm )
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower edge in gray watercolor: "STUDY FOR A COUNTRY VILLA. A.J.D, / IMPERFECT.[scratched out]"; at lower right in black ink: "N.Y. 1828."
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
