Robert Hopkin (Scottish/American, 1832-1909) oil on canvas-lined board of a pastoral scene by a pond. Signed in the lower left corner. Hopkin immigrated to the United States from Scotland in 1843 and settled permanently in Detroit, Michigan. He traveled often and spent 1870 in Chicago. His major decorative accomplishments included the interior of the Detroit Opera House (1869) and the Cotton Exchange in New Orleans (1883). He also created banners for various organizations, including Detroit's military units in the Civil War, and the banner Landing of Cadillac for Detroit's Bicentennial Celebration in 1901.