On the Shepang River, Connecticut
Medium
etching in black on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 12.7 × 21.75 cm (5 × 8 9/16 in.) plate: 13.65 × 22.7 cm (5 3/8 × 8 15/16 in.) sheet: 19.21 × 27.78 cm (7 9/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. S.R. Koehler, Boston, Massachusetts)
Accession Number
2015.19.2472
Art Historical Context
**On the Shepang River Connecticut** (1880) by Kruseman van Elten the serene beauty of New England's landscape during a golden age of American printmaking. Dutch-born artist Hendrik Dirk Kreman van Elten, emigrated to the United States in 1865, became renowned for his meticulous etchings of pastoral scenes. This work depicts the tranquil Shepang (likely Shepaug) River in Connecticut, evoking the Romantic tradition of celebrating nature's quiet majesty, akin to the Hudson River School's emphasis on sublime wilderness. Etched in black ink on laid paper—a textured, handmade sheet prized for its ...