Painting

  • Title:

    The Solitude

  • Category:

    Paintings

  • Creator (Role):

    William Russell Birch (Artist)

  • Place of Origin:

    Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1796-1808

  • Materials:

    Oil paint; Tulip poplar

  • Techniques:

    Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1957.0916


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1957.0916

Object Name

Painting

Title

The Solitude

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Creator (Role)

William Russell Birch (Artist)
04/09/1755-08/07/1834

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1796-1808

Subjects

Landscape; Architecture; Animals

Materials

Oil paint; Tulip poplar

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

14.625 (H) , 21.625 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

37.148 (H) , 54.928 (W)

Measurement Notes

OH is at the left. OW is at the bottom.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Thesis] Gleason, Jude Collin. 2002 A house in the most singular style: John Penn's The Solitude. M.A. University of Delaware Winterthur Program in Early American Culture
Published: See this thesis for more detailed information on the property.
[Book] Nygren, Edward J. & Robertson, Bruce. 1986 Views and Visions: American Landscape before 1830.
Print after painting published as fig. no. 118, p. 144.