Dublin Pond, New Hampshire

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Dublin Pond, New Hampshire, 1894, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1911.8.3
Copied Abbott Handerson Thayer, Dublin Pond, New Hampshire, 1894, oil on canvas, 20 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄8 in. (51.1 x 40.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1911.8.3
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Artwork Details

Title
Dublin Pond, New Hampshire
Artist
Date
1894
Location
Dimensions
20 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄8 in. (51.1 x 40.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of William T. Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Keywords
  • Landscape — New Hampshire
  • Landscape — lake — Dublin Pond
Object Number
1911.8.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1911.8.3

Artwork Description

This painting was a wedding present for Abbott Thayer’s friend the architect Stanford White. It is a view near the artist’s home in Dublin, New Hampshire, and Thayer himself thought the finished painting “a very successful picture of the sunshine striking down on the bottom of a summer lake.” Thayer’s many outdoor scenes of Dublin reflect his passion for nature, an interest that also surfaces in his portraits and allegorical scenes, which are often set in New Hampshire’s green fields.