Village on Lake Como: May 1, 1869 (verso, from sketchbook)
1869
Medium
Graphite, white gouache, on blue paper
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 9 in. (11.4 x 22.9 cm)
Classification
Drawing
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1982
Accession Number
1982.217.7a
Tags
Art Historical Context
Jervis McEntee's *Village on Lake Como: 1, 1869* (verso, from sketchbook) offers a glimpse into the artist's European travels. As a leading American landscape painter of the 19th century, McEntee to Italy in 186, capturing the picturesque beauty of Lake Como—a region famed for its dramatic lakeside villages nestled amid mountains. This intimate sketch, dated precisely to May 1, reflects the Romantic era's fascination with nature's sublime allure, bridging American artistic traditions with Old World inspiration. Executed in graphite with white gouache on blue paper, the work exemplifies prepar...
About the Artist
Jervis McEntee · 1828–1891
Hudson River School painter who divided his time between a studio in the Tenth Street Studio Building in New York and the Hudson River. He specialized in sober autumnal and winter landscapes.