Robert Seldon DuncansonAmerican, 1821–1872Scottish Landscape
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington, D.C., United States
RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 11A
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the painting
Robert S. Duncanson made several trips to Scotland, probably inspired by his father's Scottish heritage. He created romantic wilderness views that may have been influenced by the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott. In this piece the warm colors and rich vegetation make a remote scene appear welcoming, and would have appealed to the sentimental tastes of his American patrons.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1983.95.164
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: the museum's own open data · fetched 10 days ago
- Image: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
