# John Frederick Kensett

American, 1816–1872; born in Cheshire, Connecticut; died in New York

Kensett trained as an engraver before spending seven years in Europe, sketching in England and Italy. Back in New York in 1847 he became a leading figure of the second generation of the Hudson River School. His quiet coastal views of Newport, Long Island and Lake George, with broad still water and soft light, are central to what later writers called Luminism. He was a founder of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

6 works in the collection.

- [View near Newport](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/view-near-newport-cma-124771), John Frederick Kensett, 1860s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Eaton's Neck, Long Island](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/eaton-s-neck-long-island-met-11307), John Frederick Kensett, 1872. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Lake George](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/lake-george-met-11311), John Frederick Kensett, 1869. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [October in the Marshes](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/october-in-the-marshes-met-11317), John Frederick Kensett, 1872. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Landing at Sabbath Day Point](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/landing-at-sabbath-day-point-nga-50852), John Frederick Kensett, c. 1853. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Mountains in Colorado](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/mountains-in-colorado-si-saam-1967-136-6), John Frederick Kensett, 1870. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.