(American, 1842-1906)Mt. Washington from Ellis River Meadows, Jackson, New Hampshire, 1882, signed and dated lower right "F.H. Shapleigh 1882", inscribed verso "Mr. Washington from Ellis river meadows, Jackson N.H./by/F.H. Shapleigh", oil on canvas, 26 x 45 in.;ÿreproductionÿcarved gilt wood and composition frame,ÿ32-1/4 x 52-1/2 in.Exhibited: "Full of Facts and Sentiment: The Art of Frank H. Shapleigh", a Loan Exhibition, New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, New Hampshire, October 15 - November 28, 1982, cat. no. 22, referred to in the catalog as "...one of Shapleigh's most ambitious renderings of a scene he repeated many times." p. 36.[white mountains]; Provenance: The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
Condition
wax and linen lined, crackle, surface scratch sky upper right, areas of re-touch; frame with wear, abrasions, small areas of loss to gilt