Painting
- Title:
- Woodland Scene (Pool in the Forest)
- Object Name:
- Painting
- Object ID:
- 1926.004
- Creator:
- Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)
Artist - Place of Origin:
- New Hampshire
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Landscape painting, Woodland Scene (Pool in the Forest), by Benjamin Champney (1817-1907), c. 1880. Oil on canvas. Stream flowing from middle ground to foreground. River banks in middle ground. Seven trees in background; some leaves tinged with yellow. Signed lower left: "B. Champney". Gilded gesso over carved wood frame with twisting leaf-and-berry exterior and acanthus leaves in cove.
- Material:
- Textile
Canvas - Dimensions:
- H-18 W-12 inches
- Provenance:
- Bought at rummage sale for $1.00.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Champney, Benjamin (1817-1907)
- Subjects:
- Saco River
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