The Lackawanna Valley

George Inness

1856 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Size3:2 ratio

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About this work

Artist: George Inness (1825–1894)
Year: 1856
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 86 × 127.5 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Hudson River School

A boy lies in the grass on a hillside dotted with freshly cut tree stumps and looks down on a train steaming across a new bridge towards the first roundhouse of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad at Scranton, Pennsylvania, with wooded hills beyond. The railroad's president, John Jay Phelps, commissioned the picture around 1855 as an advertisement for a line that would carry Pennsylvania coal to new markets, and Inness delivered it in 1856. The stumps tell the true story: a valley once densely forested, home for centuries to the Lenape, cleared for industry. Yet the painting is tender rather than critical, its soft light absorbing the machine into the landscape. Inness reacquired it in 1891 and it passed to his daughter; it is now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A boy in the grass watching a train cross a valley of tree stumps in soft light, for a study, hallway or living room at 24×16 or 36×24 in black or natural oak. Sage, cream or warm grey; it suits a room with railway history.

Style: Hudson River School painting
Era: 19th century (1856)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: calm
Rooms: living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard; 36×24 as the statement piece above a sofa or headboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; oak lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 18×12, 24×16, 36×24 in; 18×12 and 24×16 and 36×24 also available framed in black or natural wood • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Produced in 2–4 business days, then shipped from the facility nearest you. Delivery is typically 3–6 business days (US/UK/EU) and 5–12 worldwide. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Lackawanna Valley in the public domain?

Yes. George Inness (1825–1894) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; the two larger sizes are also offered framed. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Lackawanna Valley painted, and in what medium?

The Lackawanna Valley dates from 1856 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 86 × 127.5 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

For a standard three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 inches reads as a single statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pairing. The print's proportions follow the original, so a landscape-format painting is wider than it is tall.

About this design

The Lackawanna Valley (George Inness) — The Lackawanna Valley · George Inness · 1856. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Three sizes (12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in); the 16×24 and 24×36 are also offered framed. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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