Fort George
Artist
Russell Smith
American, born Scottish, 1812 - 1896
Date1848
MediumOil on paper
DimensionsFrame Dimensions: 16 × 21 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (40.6 × 53.7 × 4.4 cm)
Image Size: 11 × 16 1/4 in. (27.9 × 41.3 cm)
Image Size: 11 × 16 1/4 in. (27.9 × 41.3 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift from the collection of Judith A. Shepherd
Object number2022.5.1
On View
Not on viewCollections
- American Paintings & Sculpture
SignedVerso: Fort George Russell Smith June 1848
InscribedLower right: June 1848 Fort George and the Lake
MarkingsLabel on backboard from Vose Galleries, 238 Newbury St, Boston
DescriptionLandscape with Lake George in the background. In foreground are stone walls overgrown with grasses. Human and animal figures in foreground. Blue sky with white and pink clouds.ProvenanceJudith Shepherd, Glens Falls, New York, until 2022; Paula and Richard Metzner, Schenectady, New York, 2022; given to The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY, 2022.
Thomas Bailey Griffin
