Horse by a Pond, Kensington, Connecticut
PainterPainted by
Nelson Augustus Moore
American, 1824 - 1902
Date1862
MediumPainting, oil on canvas in wood frame with gilt gesso decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (stretcher height x width): 11 3/4 x 17in. (29.8 x 43.2cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 16 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 2in. (41.3 x 54 x 5.1cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 16 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 2in. (41.3 x 54 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. J. Edward Grinfield-Coxwell
DescriptionA white horse is grazing beside a pond. A man holding a halter or bridle approaches from behind. A child is behind the man. Two cows are in the background. Large trees in the meadow in which the horses graze are reflected in the water. Plants in the foreground appear to include water hyacinth.
Object number1969.17.6
MarkingsOn back of frame, on gummecd label, in black ink, "Conn. Hist. Soc."On back of frame, on gummed label, typed in black ink, "THE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY / 'KENSINGTON' - oil on canvas / Signed: N. A. Moore / Acc. No. 1969-17-2B"InscribedOn back of canvas, lower right, in red paint, "1969-17-2B"
On back of stretcher, lower right, in red paint, "1969-17-2B"NotesSubject Note: The Moore family home was in Kensington, Connecticut. The pond in the painting may be the mill pond that appears in other works by N. A. Moore.
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