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Gift of William L. Warren, 1974.1.2   Photograph by David Stansbury.   © 2012 The Connecticut H…
View on the Farmington River, Conn.
Gift of William L. Warren, 1974.1.2 Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Photographs and all rights purchased by the Connecticut Historical Society.

View on the Farmington River, Conn.

PainterPainted by Osbert B. Loomis 1813 - 1886
Date1869
MediumOil on canvas in gilt wood frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 9 1/8 x 15 1/8in. (23.2 x 38.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 11 3/4 x 17 3/4 x 1 1/2in. (29.8 x 45.1 x 3.8cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of William L. Warren
DescriptionA man or boy is fishing on the left bank of a winding river. He appears to be sitting on a stump and a basket is to his left. Trees and bushes grow on the left bank. On the right bank of the river are more trees and bushes with cows in a meadow in the background with a fence and further back are three animals which look like cows, lying and standing in a meadow. Behind them is a wooden fence, additional fields, and a small town with a prominent white church steeple. Hills are in the distance.
Object number1974.1.2
InscribedInscribed on the stretcher: "View on the Farmington River, Conn / by O [ ] Loomis - 1869"NotesSubject Note: Loomis lived in Windsor, but this painting appears to depict the town of Farmington.
On View
Not on view
Gift of Joseph S. Gould, 1959.43.0  Photograph by David Stansbury  © 2013 The Connecticut Histo…
Osbert B. Loomis
before 1880
Gift of Titus Darrow, 1853.6.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
1852
Museum purchase, 2002.32.2. Photograph by David Stansbury. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical So…
J. Denison Crocker
1847-1860
2004.52.20
Edwin Augustus Moore
1879-1900
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.49.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2012 The Con…
Ernest Frederick Meyer
early 20th century
The Angler.
Kellogg & Comstock
1850
A Country Home.
Kellogg & Bulkeley
after 1867
A Country Home.
Kellogg & Bulkeley
after 1867