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Aurora

National Gallery of Art · Painting

Aurora

American 19th Century

Date
mid 19th century
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 81.9 cm (24 x 32 1/4 in.) framed: 69.5 x 89.8 x 3.1 cm (27 3/8 x 35 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Accession number
1957.11.7
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Time span
1801 to 1825
Department
CAB
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • painted surface
  • American
  • Aurora
  • classical
  • mythology
  • American Naive Paintings
  • Naive
Provenance

Recorded as from Hartford, Connecticut. Purchased in 1951 by Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch; gift to NGA, 1957.

NGA object ID 43713. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.