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View of the Schuylkill County Almshouse Property

Charles C. Hofmann

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a large property with several buildings. The property has rolling green hills and trees in the background, with a blue sky featuring clouds. A road runs through the center, lined with buildings on both sides. The buildings are mostly rectangular and vary in color, including yellow, orange, white, and brown. Some have chimneys on the roof. In the foreground, there is a dirt road with a fence on one side and people and horse-drawn carriages on the road. The painting is framed by a thin black border, with a thicker brown border around the outside featuring text at the bottom. The text appears to be in cursive but is illegible. The overall scene is one of a rural or countryside setting, possibly a town or village.

Artwork details

Date:
1876
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 447 px
Museum record:
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