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.

View of Concord

American 19th Century

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.

Colors in this work

Details

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
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

  • 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.

  • War and Military Visual · 99%

    Numerous uniformed soldiers carrying rifles are arranged in organized ranks across the foreground and middle ground.

  • Rural Life Visual · 90%

    The scene includes a dispersed rural settlement, cultivated-looking fields, houses, roads, trees, and low hills.

Styles and Movements

  • 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

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 97%

    The image uses saturated greens, blues, and yellows, with vivid red uniforms providing a strong color accent.

  • 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

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The canonical record specifies oil on canvas.

Geographic Regions

  • 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.

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