Collection Highlights
The Rapalje Children
1768
1946.201
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Woodland Scene, Williamsbridge, New York City
Title
Woodland Scene, Williamsbridge, New York City
Date
1870-1889
Medium
Charcoal and crayon with eraser on paper, laid on paper, sandwiched between boards
Dimensions
Overall: 27 3/8 x 27 in. ( 69.5 x 68.6 cm )
mat: 31 5/8 x 42 5/8 in. ( 80.3 x 108.3 cm )
Object Number
1937.1772
Marks
signature: lower right: "R. Schelling"
inscription: verso: "Williamabridge"
Inscriptions
Signed at lower right in charcoal: "R. SCHELLING"
Gallery Label
This is probably the Bronx River in a wooded glen.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
