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View of a Lake
About the Artwork
Largely a self-taught artist, Thomas Doughty often painted landscapes that include a body of water. In this example, the artist inserted figures of two hunters, accompanied by a dog, at the edge of the lake in the middle of the composition. Humankind is also present in the form of distant sailboats dotting the lake's surface.
Inscriptions
Signed lower right: "T DOUGHTY"; inscribed on back of canvas in ink: "An original painting by DOUGHTY"
Provenance
J. N. Bartfield, New York; (Victor Spark, New York)
Exhibition history
Year in Review (1964). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965). American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Thomas Doughty (American, 1793–1856)
- Date
- c. 1830s
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 53.3 x 69.6 x 7.6 cm (21 x 27 3/8 x 3 in.); Unframed: 38.5 x 55 cm (15 3/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Accession no.
- 1963.574
More by Thomas Doughty in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009686
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