Cows by a Stream

Description:

This print, On the Neshimaney, which shows cows on a still, warm afternoon standing by a creek, is typical of the views of rural Pennsylvania that were the specialty of Peter Moran. He took pains to make the landscape details appear natural. French artists who depicted the rural landscape, such as Constant Tryon (1810–1865) and Charles Jacque (1813–1894), were important to Moran’s artistic development.

Somewhat confusingly, Peter Moran exhibited three etchings with the title On the Neshaminey in his one-man show in 1887 and 1888 at Frederick Keppel’s New York gallery. This print is the largest and last of the Neshaminey series. Philadelphia book dealer Robert M. Lindsay commissioned the print from Moran and published it in an edition of 100 in late October 1886.

This print is signed in the image and in pencil at lower left below the image, “P Moran.” It also has a remarque (small design) of a cow’s head at left in the lower margin. Remarques are of special interest to collectors as they are used on prepublication prints and then removed from the plate before the edition is printed.

The Neshaminey Creek in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, runs north of Philadelphia through what are today mostly suburban areas, although some farmland does remain. The area shown in the print is probably near either New Britain or Edison. Peter Moran and his family spent some summers in the area.

Date Made: 1886

Graphic Artist: Moran, PeterPublisher: Lindsay, Robert

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Country ScenesAnimalsLandscape, Rural

Subject:

See more items in: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts, Ferris Collection, Communications, Agriculture, Art

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.14769Catalog Number: 14769Accession Number: 94830

Object Name: printetchingObject Type: Etching

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: image: 37 cm x 55 cm; 14 9/16 in x 21 5/8 inplate: 43 cm x 61 cm; 16 15/16 in x 24 insheet: 57 cm x 72 cm; 22 7/16 in x 28 3/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-77d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1002285

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