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Painting
The Peaceable Kingdom
Edward Hicks
1830-1832
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Edward Hicks (Artist)
Place of Origin
Newtown; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- FABRIC
Museum Object Number
1961.0501 A
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1961.0501 A
Object Name
Painting
Title
The Peaceable Kingdom
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Edward Hicks (Artist)
Place of Origin
Newtown; Pennsylvania; Bucks; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1830-1832
Subject(s)
- Quaker
- Religious imagery
Materials
- Oil paint
- FABRIC
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.625 (H) x 23.625 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
44.767 (H) x 60.008 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Richardson, Edgar P. 1986 American Paintings and Related Pictures in the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum.
• Published as cat. no. 60, pp. 116-8.Book: Vlach, John Michael. 1988 Plain Painters: Making Sense of American Folk Art.
• Published on p. 132.Book: Lipman, Jean & Armstrong, Tom. 1980 American Folk Painters of Three Centuries.
• For information on the artist's life and work, see pp. 88-97.Book: Ames, Kenneth L. 1977 Beyond Necessity: Art in the Folk Tradition.
• Published on p.107, cat. no. 12.