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Landscape

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1869

GUSN

GUSN-251774

Description

Oil painting on canvas; Midday scene of hunter and dog retreating from pasture enclosing startled long horn cattle. Signed H. Coleman/ Rome, Italy. Molded wooden frame with applied gilt gesso decoration of a border of fleur-de-lis set within painted arches alternating with bells; beaded edge; gadrooning.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Landscape
Landscape

Inscription

"H. Coleman/ Rome, Italy 1869" (Painted)
“From/ Cabot and Bros.,/ Gilders and Picture Framers,/ Dealers in/ Engravings,/ Chromos,/ Lithographs, Photographs, Passe-partouts, Brack / Cord, Tassels, & c./ 89 Sudbury St.; a few doors down from court,/ Joseph F. Cabot/ George G. Cabot/ Boston/ Particular”
(Framing label)

Associated Building

Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.) Garden Cottage,

Maker

(Artist)

Dimensions

19 x 33 1/2 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan

Accession Number

1949.968

Date

1869 (dated on front)

Places

Rome (Roma province, Latium, Italy)

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