Bridge over Crumelbow Creek, David Hosack Estate, Hyde Park, New York (from Hosack Album)
ca. 1832
Medium
Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
5 13/16 x 7 1/2 in. (14.8 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Watercolor
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mrs. Louis Marx Gift, 1994
Accession Number
1994.187.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate watercolor, *Bridge over Crumel Creek, David Hosack, Hyde Park, New* (ca. 1832), captures a serene moment on the grand estate of physician David Hosack, a New Yorker known for his botanical gardens and contributions to early American medicine. Painted by Thomas Kelah Wharton an American artist celebrated for his precise topographical landscapes, the work is part of the Hosack Album—a treasured collection documenting the estate's picturesque grounds along the Hudson River. At just 5 13/16 x 7 1/2 inches, it invites viewers into an intimate view of 19th-century Hudson Valley life. ...