North Easton, Massachusetts (1877): Art, History and Details

North Easton, Massachusetts (1877) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Hunt was one of the first American artists to draw with charcoal rather than chalk or graphite pencil. In 1877, he visited North Easton, Massachusetts to paint a portrait of the financier and art patron, Oliver Ames. At this time Hunt made several drawings of the town of North Easton, viewed from across a millpond. This drawing portrays the scene around mid-afternoon. William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)

Object facts

• Title: North Easton, Massachusetts
• Date: 1877
• Creator attribution: William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
• Culture: America
• Type: Drawing
• Technique: charcoal; framing lines in charcoal
• Dimensions: Sheet: 26.5 x 41.5 cm (10 7/16 x 16 5/16 in.); Image: 25.4 x 40.5 cm (10 x 15 15/16 in.)
• Collection: DR - American 19th Century
• Department: Drawings
• Accession number: 1943.327

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. G. Tappan Francis

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