Mount Chocorua, by William James Stillman (1828-1901), 1856. Oil on canvas, 12 1⁄8 x 18 in. (30.8 x 45.6 cm.). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Richard D. Bullock and museum purchase made possible by Walter Beck and Reverend F. Ward Denys, 1999.81. Identified on the museum's site as free to use. Image and accompanying information downloaded and formatted for the Victorian Web by Jacqueline Banerjee.
Artwork Description by the Art Museum
This image shows Mount Chocorua in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. William James Stillman was a friend of the English art critic John Ruskin and an enthusiastic follower of Ruskin’s belief that “All great art is the expression of man's delight in God's work, not his own.” In this piece, Stillman painted every element in careful detail to show its perfection, from the mossy rocks in the foreground to the patches of snow on the mountain peak. .
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Mount Chocorua. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Web. 25 January 2023.
Created 25 January 2023