Landscape with building and bridge
date unknown
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Sally Adler with heartfelt gratitude to Emma Joy Linen Dana, George L. Linenâs great-granddaughter, and her four devoted sons, Richard, John, Andrew, and Gordon
Accession Number
AD/NPG.2018.1.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Landscape with Building and Bridge by George Linen (2–1888) viewers into a tranquil 19th-century vista, rendered in drawing—a medium prized for its immediacy and. Captured through precise lines and subtle shading, the scene features a sturdy bridge arching over water, a prominent building nestled amid lush plants, and expansive exteriors that evoke the harmony between human structures and nature. Linen, active during America's early industrial era, likely sketched such motifs en plein air or from memory, documenting everyday landscapes before photography dominated the field. Though the exact...