The image depicts a painting of an estate overlooking a body of water. An ornate house with white columns and pink and peach checkered steps is in the foreground. A man and a woman in Victorian attire stand on the pathway. A horse-drawn carriage and a greyhound are nearby. A path leads to the riverside with a person on horseback riding alongside. Sailboats drift on the water, and buildings are visible in the distance. Soft, billowy clouds fill the sky, and the color palette consists of pastel tones including warm yellows, oranges, greens, and blues.
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Leaving the Manor House

American 19th Century

c. 1850/1855

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 68.6 x 86.5 cm (27 x 34 1/16 in.) ; framed: 79.4 x 97.2 x 7 cm (31 1/4 x 38 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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