# The Tetons, Shown from the Plain, in Drawings of the 19th century

Thomas Moran drew this (August 28, 1879), aged 42. It is now at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.

From the museum's label:

> Recto: Horizontal view of Teton range seen from the plain.

_Text from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum._

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## The work

- Date: August 28, 1879
- Medium: Graphite on paper
- Dimensions: 12.8 x 20 cm (5 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 1917-17-65
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Thomas Moran](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/thomas-moran), American, born England, 1837–1926

Moran came to Philadelphia from England as a child, trained as a wood engraver and largely taught himself to paint, deeply influenced by Turner’s work, which he studied in London.

5 works in the collection.

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