Delaware Water Gap (?) 1811 - 1816

Pavel Petrovich Svinin’s watercolor "Delaware Water Gap (?)" depicts a tranquil riverside scene with a winding waterway, rocky outcroppings, and dense foliage. This intimate landscape, painted between 1811 and 1816, showcases the artist's ability to capture the natural beauty of the Delaware River Valley, a popular destination for landscape painters. Svinin, a Russian traveler and writer, incorporated his artistic skills into his extensive travels across Europe and North America. This small, delicately rendered artwork is now housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.