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Painting
View of West Point
Attributed to Thomas Chambers, 1808 - after 1866
Chambers, Thomas
United States
1808 - after 1866
Male
22 1/4 x 30 1/8 in. (56.5 x 76.5 cm)
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1800-1900, 19th century, boats, landscapes, paintings, rivers
Painting
At a time when there was no photography, videography, or cinema, people relied on landscape paintings to be their windows onto the world beyond their immediate horizons.
Thomas Chambers capitalized on people's interest in the American landscape. He is noted for his many picturesque views of early 19th-century America, including this one of the United States Military Academy at West Point on the Hudson River. Chambers worked from personal observation, but also consulted many British and American prints for his paintings.
You should not be surprised if you visit other museums and see a painting similar to this one. At least six other views of West Point were painted by Chambers.
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Painting
View of the Delaware Water Gap
Attributed to Thomas Chambers, 1808 - after 1866
Chambers, Thomas
United States
1808 - after 1866
Male
23 x 30 1/2 in. (58.4 x 77.5 cm)
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1800-1900, American art, American history, landforms in art, landscape, paintings, perspective, scale, transportation, weather & water
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1947.16
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