Details

Title

Camel's Hump from the Western Shore of Lake Champlain

Artist/Maker

John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)

Date

1852

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

31 3/8 x 45 3/16 inches

Credit

Gift of Virginia Carroll Crawford

Accession #

76.67

On View

On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 3, Gallery 307

Kensett, one of the leading American artists of the 1850s, trained as an engraver before studying painting in Europe. Deeply attracted to the landscapes of New York and New England, he frequently depicted famous scenery, such as this view of Vermont’s Green Mountains from the New York shore of Lake Champlain. The picturesque conjunction of the undulating mountain range and New England’s largest lake accounted for its popularity with artists and tourists alike.

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