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Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine
c. 1854
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 46.5 x 61.8 cm (18 5/16 x 24 5/16 in.) framed: 55.8 x 71.1 x 5 cm (21 15/16 x 28 x 1 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1958.9.7
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
John Hilling. Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Burning of Old South Church, Bath, Maine — John Hilling. c. 1854.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 46.5 x 61.8 cm (18 5/16 x 24 5/16 in.) framed: 55.8 x 71.1 x 5 cm (21 15/16 x 28 x 1 15/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1958.9.7. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.