Oddington Church Yard, Gloucestershire, North West View
1843
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane
Accession Number
1947-106-3
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
This 1843 work, titled "Oddington Church Yard, Gloucestershire, North West View," presents a carefully composed scene of a historic English churchyard. Created by an unknown English artist, it belongs to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of architectural subjects and was acquired through a museum purchase made possible by the gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane. Though research on the piece remains in progress and the medium is not recorded, the title indicates a deliberate focus on the northwest aspect of the site, highlighting its architectural features within a rural setting. In th...