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Hudson River Scene, 1857. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 32 x 48 in. (81.3 x 121.9 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title
Hudson River Scene
Artist
John Frederick Kensett (American, Cheshire, Connecticut 1816–1872 New York)
Date
1857
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
32 x 48 in. (81.3 x 121.9 cm)
Credit line
Gift of H. D. Babcock, in memory of his father, S. D. Babcock, 1907
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1816–1872

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Hudson River Scene · John Frederick Kensett, 1857
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