Painting
- Title:
- Saco River, North Conway
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1968.061
- Creator:
- Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- North Conway, NH
- Date:
- 1874
- Description:
- Landscape painting, Saco River, North Conway, by Benjamin Champney, (1817-1907), 1874. Oil on canvas. Saco River in foreground (extending into center of background). Five cows drinking at center foreground. Four figures on bank at right. Some yellow birches at right. River lined with trees (most in green foliage, some changing to autumn foliage). Mountains in distance. Pale blue sky with white clouds. Signed "B. Champney 1874" at lower right. Engraved brass plate on frame reads: "SACO RIVER NORTH CONWAY / -1874 - / BENJAMIN CHAMPNEY / 1817-1907". Gilded gesso over wood frame.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-24 W-36 inches
- Provenance:
- Collection of Edgar J. Rich (1864-1948), gifted to Winchester Public Library as a bequest. New Hampshire Historical Society purchased from Winchester Public Library.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- Subjects:
- Landscape paintings, Cows, Cattle, Saco River, Pastoral scene
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