From 1830 To 1845
The painting is of a landscape with a low horizon and broadly painted sky.
The painting is of interest to Dupré because it fits the description of an "expansive and true composition" recently painted "on the spot" in the Limousin region of central France.
The painting was first owned by Paul Périer, an early supporter of Dupré as well as his colleagues Théodore Rousseau and Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps.
Urn
One of a pair of vases that feature two views of New York City copied from a portfolio of prints entitled "Views in New York and Its Environs" (1831 - 34).
This vase depicts "Broadway from the Park," with some of lower Broadway's notable buildings, including St. Paul's Chapel and P. T. Barnum's American Museum.
In an unusual departure, the other (38.165.36), is decorated with a building interior, that of the Merchant's Exchange on Wall Street, the center of commerce in what was quickly becoming the country's major commercial center.
A View near Tivoli (Morning)
Cole was born in England and made two later extended visits to Europe, where he painted views of the scenery to vie with his American vistas.
The landscape of Italy particularly interested him, and he drew on the artistic conventions of European masters such as Claude Lorrain to portray it.
In the spring of 1832, he made sketches in the Roman Campagna, but he did not paint this canvas until after he returned to Florence in June.