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View of Detroit in 1836

Date1836/1837
Object PlaceDetroit, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumPaint on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions25 inches × 17 1/2 inches (63.5 × 44.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Fred Sanders Company in memory of its founder, Fred Sanders
Object number34.24
DescriptionLandscape with view of river and ships. Three figures on river bank in foreground. A boy stands near a basket holding fishing rod, two men and a dog sit on his right. Distant view of the city in the background.
On View
Not on view
Locations
  • Storage - Long-term   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), East Wing, American Art, Paintings 1
ProvenanceTheodor Lagerquist (dealer), Berlin, Germany. Acquired in 1934.