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Painting

Title:
Cathedral Ledge, White Mountains
Object Name:
Painting
Object ID:
1966.072.01
Creator:
Hill, Thomas (1829-1908)Artist
Date:
circa 1880
Description:
Landscape painting, Cathedral Ledge, White Mountains, by Thomas Hill (1829-1908), c.1880. Oil on academy board. Grassy foreground. Extremely rocky middle ground gives way to steep cliff in right background. Blue sky dotted with a few clouds. Signed (scratched) lower right: "T. Hill". Modern gilded frame with plain molding.
Material:
Academy board
Dimensions:
H-18 W-12.75 inches
Provenance:
Purchased from Thomas Hill by the donor's great-uncle, Benjamin West Kilburn of Littleton, NH, a friend of the artist.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward K. Robinson
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