Procession by a Lake, 19th century

Not on View

Medium

oil on fabric

Dimensions

overall: 76.2 x 111.8 cm (30 x 44 in.)

framed: 92.7 x 128.3 x 5.1 cm (36 1/2 x 50 1/2 x 2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Catherine Lilly Bacon

Accession Number

1969.12.2

Artists / Makers

Chinese Qing Dynasty (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

Dr. Catherine L. Bacon, Woods Hole, Massachusetts; gift 1969 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bacon, Catherine Lilly, Dr.

Exhibition History

1970: Extended loan for use by Blair House, Washington, D.C., 1970-1985.

Technical Summary

The support is a fine-weight, plain-weave cotton or linen that has been lined, and the original tacking margins removed. A smooth white ground is applied overall. The paint, probably oil, is applied in a thin, translucent glaze. There is some raised paint texture in the clouds and details of the figures.

The paint is slightly abraded and the varnish slightly discolored, but there are no major damages or losses. A few small damages in the sky have been inpainted.

Bibliography

1998: Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 286-287, color repro.