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Travel by Stagecoach Near Trenton, New Jersey

Pavel Petrovich Svinin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a yellow stagecoach with a brown roof. The stagecoach has large wheels and is pulled by four white horses. There are eight people inside the stagecoach. A driver wearing a hat sits on a seat at the front of the stagecoach and holds a whip. The stagecoach travels on a dirt road. A body of water and trees are in the background. The stagecoach seems to be traveling on a road along a river or lake shore.

Artwork Details

Date
1811–ca. 1813
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and pen and ink on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 423 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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