Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Preparatory Drawing for "View of Ballston Springs, New York, Through the Trees"
Object Number:
1958.63
Date:
1794
Medium:
Graphite on half of folded sheet
Dimensions:
folded sheet: 8 x 12 5/8 in. ( 20.3 x 32.1 cm )
Marks:
inscription: lower left, on image page: "A Red / B White / C white with red Pillars. C rather / too large / . . . [etc.]"
Inscriptions:
Various annotations
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend J.E. Strickland
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family; the Reverend J.E. Strickland, Gouray Lodge, Jersey, Channel Islands
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
