On the Delaware River
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
George Inness's view of the Delaware Rive (near the Kittatinny Ridge of the Appalachian Mountains) includes details like river rafts and a puffing train engine that represent human industry within a natural setting filled with color and light. Inness, a believer in the antislavery cause along with his close friend Henry Ward Beecher, used his most important Civil War-period paintings to convey an optimistic vision in which clearing skies and flourishing landscapes suggested the promise of peace and national prosperity.
Caption
George Inness American, 1825–1894. On the Delaware River, 1861–1863. Oil on canvas, 28 1/4 × 48 1/16 in. (71.8 × 122 cm) frame: 39 × 59 × 4 in. (99.1 × 149.9 × 10.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by Special Subscription, 13.75. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 13.75_PS1.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
On the Delaware River
Date
1861–1863
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
28 1/4 × 48 1/16 in. (71.8 × 122 cm) frame: 39 × 59 × 4 in. (99.1 × 149.9 × 10.2 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Credit Line
Purchased by Special Subscription
Accession Number
13.75
Rights
No known copyright restrictions
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