# Landing at Sabbath Day Point, in The Hudson River School

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.

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