View of Concord, c. 1830

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 66.1 x 99.4 cm (26 x 39 1/8 in.)

framed: 77.5 x 111.1 x 3.8 cm (30 1/2 x 43 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

Accession Number

1978.80.21

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

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Provenance

Recorded as from Connecticut. (Mary Allis, Southport, Connecticut), by whom sold in 1949 to Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1978.

Associated Names

Allis, Mary
Garbisch, Edgar William, Mr. and Mrs.
Unknown Patron

Exhibition History

1981: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Maxwell M. Rabb, U.S. Embassy residence, Rome, Italy, 1981-1988.

1999: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Gerald S. McGowan, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 1999-2001 (unnumbered brochure, repro.).

2006: Extended loan for use by Ambassador Al Hoffman, U.S. Embassy residence, Lisbon, Portugal, 2006-2009.

Bibliography

1935: Sawitzky, William. "Ralph Earl's Historical Painting, `A View of the Town of Concord.'" Antiques 28 (September 1935): 94, 98-100.

1968: Quimby, Ian M. G. "The Doolittle Engravings of the Battle of Lexington and Concord." Winterthur Portfolio 4 (1968): 83-105.

1980: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 301, repro.

1992: American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 431, repro.

1992: Chotner, Deborah, with contributions by Julie Aronson, Sarah D. Cash, and Laurie Weitzenkorn. American Naive Paintings. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1992: 622-624, color repro. 623.