Scottish Landscape

Item

Title
Scottish Landscape
Description
Robert S. Duncanson made several trips to Scotland, probably inspired by his father's Scottish heritage. He created romantic wilderness views that may have been influenced by the novels and poems of Sir Walter Scott. In this piece the warm colors and rich vegetation make a remote scene appear welcoming, and would have appealed to the sentimental tastes of his American patrons.
Identifier
1983.95.164
Date
1871
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil paintings
Format
29 5/8 x 50 in. (75.4 x 127 cm)
Rights
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