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Image: Dream of Arcadia

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Dream of Arcadia

1850
19th century
279 x 375 mm (11 x 14.8 in.)

James Smillie, American, (1807–1885)
After Thomas Cole, American, (1801–1848)

Object Type: print
Medium and Support: Etching and engraving on buff wove paper
Print impression quality: Good
Series: from Gallery of American Art, No. 1
Edition: From the American Art-Union’s “Gallery of American Art, No. 1.” Printed by W.E. Smith; published by American Art-Union, 497 Broadway, New York
Marks: Inscribed in plate, lower right: “Engraved by James Smillie”; inscribed along lower edge: “Southern District of NY ©1851 by American Art-Union”
Bibliography: Mann, American Art-Union (1977), p. 67.
Credit Line: Friends of the Davison Art Center funds donated by John E. Andrus III (BA Wesleyan 1933), 1994
Accession Number: 1994.13.2.1

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American Studies, Classical, landscapes (representations)*
  • American Studies
  • Classical
  • landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]

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  • plate Dimensions: 279 x 375 mm (11 x 14.8 in.)

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