Landscapes
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 17.62 × 24.61 cm (6 15/16 × 9 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum exchange, through a gift of Emily Sargent and Violet Ormond)
Accession Number
2015.19.979
Art Historical Context
**Landscapes** (1859) by Daniel Huntington a refined graphite drawing on wove paper, measuring just17.62 × 24.61 cm. This intimate scale suggests it served as a preparatory sketch or personal study, capturing the artist's keen observation of nature during the mid-19th. Huntington, a prominent American artist active in New York’s vibrant art scene, often explored landscapes early in his career, blending ideals with precise draftsmanship. The choice of graphite on smooth wove paper highlights 19th-century drawing techniques, where the medium’s versatility allowed for subtle tonal gradations and...
About the Artist
Daniel Huntington · 1816–1906
Daniel Huntington (1816–1906) was born into a prominent New York family on October 4, 1816, descending from distinguished New England lineage. His early education began at age fourteen at Smith's Academy in New Haven, followed by Yale College, where he studied with Samuel F. B. Morse, the inventor, artist, and president of the National Academy of Design, in 1835. After a disciplinary incident invo...