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John Frederick Kensett

Lake George, Black Mountain

Maker

John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816-1872)

Title

painting

Year

ca. 1869

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

35.9 x 61 cm (14 1/8 x 24 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR in black:JF. K.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf

Object Number

20.029

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

Selection VII: American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

  • Books

Selected Works

Exhibition History

Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015
American Art from the Permanent Collection
May 01, 2010 – Aug 31, 2014
An American Idyll
19th-Century Paintings and Decorative Arts
Apr 06, 2007 – Jan 06, 2008
After Eden
The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
Apr 26, 1996 – Dec 29, 1996
From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
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John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816-1872)
painting, ca. 1869
Oil on canvas
35.9 x 61 cm (14 1/8 x 24 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf 20.029

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