Landscape

Artist
Inscription
Washington Allston (American 1779–1843)
Dateabout 1798
MediumOil on linen
Dimensions11 1/2 x 13 1/16 in. (29.2 x 33.2 cm)
DescriptionLandscape, probably composed; mass of foliage at left, two small trees at right edge; at left, horse-drawn wagon carrying two men moving to the viewer’s left, third man on horseback moving to the viewer’s right; body of water in distance at right; mountain in distance just right of center.
On verso (with image of Joseph Willard): W. ALLSTON DESIGNED / AND PAINTED DECEMBER 1798.
Credit LineBequest of William H. Sumner, 1862
Object NumberUR39a