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11:52 08/06/2008

This is an absolutely beautiful scene. It is poetic.

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Lake George

Artist: John Frederick Kensett, American, 1816-1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1870
Dimensions: 14 x 24 1/8 in. (35.6 x 61.2 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right (first two initials in monogram): "JF.K. '70."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, American Landscape, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 33.219
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. W. W. Phelps in memory of her mother and father, Ella M. and John C. Southwick
Image: Overall, 33.219_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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11:52 08/06/2008

This is an absolutely beautiful scene. It is poetic.

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