Delaware Water Gap
Thomas Doughty, American, 1793 - 1856
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1827Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
23 3/8 x 32 3/8 inches (59.4 x 82.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
2007-57-1Credit Line:
Gift of the family of J. Welles Henderson in honor of Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 2007
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
1827Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
23 3/8 x 32 3/8 inches (59.4 x 82.2 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:2007-57-1Credit Line:
Gift of the family of J. Welles Henderson in honor of Robert L. McNeil, Jr., 2007
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american landscape painting [x] claudian composition [x] delaware water gap [x] landscape [x] nhd 1815 to 1860 rural [x] pennsylvania [x] pennsylvania landscape [x] philadelphia [x] realism [x] romantic landscape [x]A Philadelphia native, Thomas Doughty was among the pioneers of American landscape painting. This work is the largest of three known depictions of the Delaware Water Gap viewed from the west that the artist painted at the height of his career in 1826-27. With compelling realism--guided by direct observation of the site--Doughty balances his grand portrait of an iconic American landscape in the distance with the foreground scene of everyday leisure.
