Scenery Found

Artist Credit Line
John Gadsby Chapman (American 1808–1889)
Dateabout 1830
MediumOil on wood palette
Dimensions9 1/4 x 13 in. (23.5 x 33 cm)
DescriptionOn a small wood palette, landscape with presumed self-portrait of the artist seated on camp stool with umbrella, holding palette & brush, turning to his right & reaching with brush toward canvas on an easel; at right, in the bushes, a donkey; at left, foliage.
Athenæum purchase, 2004
Object NumberUR310