Artist:
John Neagle
(American, 1796 - 1865)
Chester County Landscape
Alternate Title(s):Landscape (View from Osborne Hill)
Medium: Oil on paper on board
Date: 1838
Dimensions:
8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
Accession number: 2020.6
Label Copy:
This very rare landscape by portrait painter John Neagle represents an exceptionally significant piece of Chadds Ford history. The inscription on the back of the panel explains the importance of the scene:
"Sketch from nature by John Neagle Sept. 12th 1838 / view at midday looking from Osborne's Hill over / the Brandywine with Birmingham Battleground / on the left and near the spot where Genr. Lafayette / was wounded in the foot during the Revolutionary / War. The scene lies near West Chester in Chester county / Presented by the artist to his affectionate and / talented pupil Esther Strode of Strodesville, Penn.”
Osborne Hill, a landmark of the Brandywine Battlefield, is not far from the Museum and has attracted artists for generations, including Andrew Wyeth.
This very rare landscape by portrait painter John Neagle represents an exceptionally significant piece of Chadds Ford history. The inscription on the back of the panel explains the importance of the scene:
"Sketch from nature by John Neagle Sept. 12th 1838 / view at midday looking from Osborne's Hill over / the Brandywine with Birmingham Battleground / on the left and near the spot where Genr. Lafayette / was wounded in the foot during the Revolutionary / War. The scene lies near West Chester in Chester county / Presented by the artist to his affectionate and / talented pupil Esther Strode of Strodesville, Penn.”
Osborne Hill, a landmark of the Brandywine Battlefield, is not far from the Museum and has attracted artists for generations, including Andrew Wyeth.