On the Rondout (from McGuire Scrapbook)
Medium
Graphite on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
6 13/16 x 6 3/8 in. (17.3 x 16.2 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926
Accession Number
26.216.19
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
BirdsTreesBoats
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...