Washington Allston
Landscape
1809
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 36 x 40 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (91.4 x 103.5 x 12.1 cm) Sight: 25 1/4 x 30 in. (64.1 x 76.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Bliss
Object Number
1952.109
In a coved frame, probably American, c. 1825. Carved and gilded wood with cast composition ornament. Restored with a gift from the Friends of the American Wing.
Isaac P. Davis, Boston; Mrs. George Bancroft; William A. J. Bliss, Baltimore, by 1902; Mrs. William A. J. Bliss, Baltimore.
Harding’s Gallery, Boston, "Exhibition of Pictures Painted by Washington Allston," Apr. I-July 10, 1839, no. 36 (owned by Issac P. David).
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Art Loan Exhibition, "Under the Auspices of The Municipal Art Society," Mar 3-29, 1902, p. 25, no. 118 (owned by William A. J. Bliss).
"Washington Allston (1779-1843): A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Memorabilia." The Detroit Institute of Arts (May-June, 1947), MFA Boston (July-August, 1947)
William H. Gerdts and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., MFA, Boston, “A Man of Genius,” The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), Dec. 12, 1979-Feb. 3, 1980, pp. 47-48, 179, 214, no. 13, ill. (circulated to PAFA, Philadelphia).
Fifth Regiment Armory, Baltimore, Art Loan Exhibition, "Under the Auspices of The Municipal Art Society," Mar 3-29, 1902, p. 25, no. 118 (owned by William A. J. Bliss).
"Washington Allston (1779-1843): A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Memorabilia." The Detroit Institute of Arts (May-June, 1947), MFA Boston (July-August, 1947)
William H. Gerdts and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., MFA, Boston, “A Man of Genius,” The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), Dec. 12, 1979-Feb. 3, 1980, pp. 47-48, 179, 214, no. 13, ill. (circulated to PAFA, Philadelphia).
Johnston, Sona. K. "American Paintings, 1750-1900, from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Baltimore, MD: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983, pp. 18, ill.
Inscribed: on reverse u.l., W. Allston pinxit
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 06
