View of Concord
The image shows an elevated view of a landscape with hills and a river or lake in the distance. Several buildings, including a church, are scattered across the land. Soldiers in red and white uniforms are lined up near a stone wall and gravestones in the foreground. The sky is blue with a few scattered clouds. The painting style uses precise brushstrokes, featuring a color palette of soft blues, greens, reds, and muted tones.
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Details
- Artist
- American 19th Century
- Date
- c. 1830
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 66.1 x 99.4 cm (26 x 39 1/8 in.) framed: 77.5 x 111.1 x 3.8 cm (30 1/2 x 43 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Department
- CAB
- Holding institution
- National Gallery of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- national-gallery-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Landscapes Both · 99%
The image visibly depicts an expansive settled landscape with fields, distant hills, buildings, and a body of water; the canonical record describes it as an elevated landscape view.
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War and Military Visual · 99%
Numerous uniformed soldiers carrying rifles are arranged in organized ranks across the foreground and middle ground.
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Rural Life Visual · 90%
The scene includes a dispersed rural settlement, cultivated-looking fields, houses, roads, trees, and low hills.
Styles and Movements
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19th Century American Art Metadata · 99%
The canonical record identifies the maker as American 19th Century and dates the work to circa 1830.
Visual Qualities
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 97%
The image uses saturated greens, blues, and yellows, with vivid red uniforms providing a strong color accent.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 91%
Small figures, buildings, gravestones, trees, fences, and other architectural and landscape details are delineated throughout the broad composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The canonical record specifies oil on canvas.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The canonical record identifies the work as an American painting.
Source & rights
American 19th Century. View of Concord. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington.
High-resolution sources
- IIIF image service ↗ 7,545 × 4,992 · National Gallery Of Art · Available