Plate (Ulysses S. Grant)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Gaines Ruger Donoho mastered sketching en plein air (outdoors) in the picturesque outskirts of Paris. Grez-sur-Loing, seen here, was a popular destination for artists and musicians. Donoho focuses on an enclosed corner of a meadow, bordered
at its far side by a backlit screen of trees.
A single figure holding a scythe blends into the painting’s green tonalities and broad brushwork. France greatly expanded its railway system in the second half of the nineteenth century, making towns such as Grez-sur-Loing accessible to artists in search of bucolic subject matter.
Caption
American. Plate (Ulysses S. Grant), ca. 1885. Glass, 1 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (2.9 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.167. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.167.jpg)
Culture
Title
Plate (Ulysses S. Grant)
Date
ca. 1885
Geography
Place manufactured: United States
Medium
Glass
Classification
Dimensions
1 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (2.9 x 26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Inscriptions
Molded inscription encircling central bust portrait: "BORN APRIL 27 1822 [five stars] DIED JULY 23 1885" Molded inscription around rim: "LET US HAVE PEACE / U. S. GRANT"
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Accession Number
40.167
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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