Street Scene by Jean-Baptiste Tetar van Elven, c. 1830-1860, Jan Baptist Tetar van Elven

Vertical street scene with open market stall in foreground this seascape was purchased by henry longfellow on april 26, 1844. He recorded in his journal: “bought at auction a beautiful sea-piece of isabay, the younger, of which the catalogue says, ‘nothing can be finer than the freedom and transparency of this picture. ’” keywords: art; long00004331; painting; long 4331. Date: circa between 1830 and 1860. Depicted Place: Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site. Street Scene by Jean-Baptiste Tetar van Elven, c. 1830-1860 (368d0ea1-1335-4c28-b522-f40283e61a4c)