Oddington Church Yard, Gloucestershire, North East View
1843
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Accession Number
1947-106-4
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This 1843 work, titled "Oddington Church Yard, Gloucestershire, North East View," offers a quiet glimpse of a rural English churchyard captured by an unknown artist. Classified as architecture and now part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection, the piece records the layout and character of Oddington Church from its northeastern angle. Its acquisition through a museum purchase funded by the gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane underscores the enduring appeal of such historic sites to later collectors. Churchyards like this one served as both burial grounds and communal landmarks, their wea...