American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour
mk48
1847
Oil on canvas
22 1/8x30 1/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation
mk48
1847
Oil on canvas
22 1/8x30 1/8in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation
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West Rock,new Haven
West Rock,new Haven
Painting ID:: 26172
mk48
1849
Oil on canvas
26 1/8x40 1/8in
New Britain Museum of American Art,John Butler Talcott Fund
mk48
1849
Oil on canvas
26 1/8x40 1/8in
New Britain Museum of American Art,John Butler Talcott Fund
Height Width
INS/CM Quality
X
Above the Clouds at Sunrise
Above the Clouds at Sunrise
Painting ID:: 26173
American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour