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An October Day in the White Mountains, 1854. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Framed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
An October Day in the White Mountains
Artist
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
Date
1854
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm (42 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 5 in.); Unframed: 79.8 x 123.5 cm (31 7/16 x 48 5/8 in.)
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund and various donors by exchange
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1816–1872

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An October Day in the White Mountains · John Frederick Kensett, 1854
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