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Hudson River Landscape
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The detailed rendering of this tranquil summer scene is characteristic of Hart's early work, when he was most deeply influenced by the Hudson River school of landscape painting. It was commissioned by the Lord family of Baltimore in the late 1850s, at around the time that William T. Walters was also patronizing the artist.
As child Hart emigrated from Scotland to Albany, then a rapidly expanding industrial hub. In 1852, like many of his fellow artists, he traveled to Germany's major art centers, Munich and Düsseldorf, where he completed his training. From 1857 until his death, Hart was based in New York City, and exhibited successfully in the United States and Europe.
Inscription
Provenance
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Commissioned by The Lord family, 1850s; inherited by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lord, Baltimore; given to Walters Art Museum, 1978.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
USA
(Place of Origin)
USA, Hudson River (Place Depicted)
Measurements
H: 16 5/16 x W: 24 1/8 in. (41.4 x 61.3 cm); Framed H: 27 3/4 × W: 34 1/16 × D: 3 15/16 in. (70.5 × 86.5 × 10 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lord (commissioned from the artist by the Lord family), 1978
Location in Museum
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.2555