# Landing at Sabbath Day Point, in 19th-century United States

John Frederick Kensett painted this in about 1853, aged 37. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> A large weathered rock with greenery and red flowers anchors the right foreground, while a wooden dock juts into the calm water of Lake George and a figure in red sits with his back to us, looking towards a pale green hill under a soft, cloudy sky.

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## The work

- Date: c. 1853
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: overall: 25.4 x 39.9 cm (10 x 15 11/16 in.) framed: 38.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm (15 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1968.7.1
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[John Frederick Kensett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-frederick-kensett), American, 1816–1872

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.

6 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by John Frederick Kensett](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/john-frederick-kensett?hang=749) (6 works)
- [More Hudson River School](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/hudson-river-school?hang=749) (27 works)
- [The 19th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/19?hang=749) (731 works)

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