A View in Glen Coe, Argyllshire
| Artist | Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish, 1758–1840) |
|---|---|
| Title | A View in Glen Coe, Argyllshire |
| Date | 1814 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | Framed: 44 × 36 × 3 1/8 in. (111.8 × 91.4 × 7.9 cm) Stretcher: 35 × 27 in. (88.9 × 68.6 cm) |
| Credit Line | Anonymous Gift, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 91.190 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
A mountainous landscape set against a dramatic blue sky with clouds. A bridge crosses at the center of the canvas and several figures are traveling across it. The colors are lush and soft, and the painting has a luminescent quality to it.
In keeping with the late eighteenth-century British taste for “picturesque” and “sublime” landscapes, Alexander Nasmyth’s painting portrays one of the most picturesque areas in the Scottish highlands—Glencoe, which features craggy mountains formed by an ancient volcano. In Scotland, however, the production of landscape views that were identifiably Scottish also reflected efforts to forge a distinct national identity. Glencoe, the site of the notorious massacre of thirty-eight men from Clan MacDonald in 1692, maintained a significant place in Scottish history.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"A View in Glen Coe, Argyllshire | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=91.190