Mount Chocorua

William James Stillman, Mount Chocorua, 1856, oil on canvas, 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
Copied William James Stillman, Mount Chocorua, 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
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Artwork Details

Title
Mount Chocorua
Artist
Date
1856
Location
Dimensions
12 1⁄8 x 18 in. (30.8 x 45.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Richard D. Bullock and museum purchase made possible by Walter Beck and Reverend F. Ward Denys
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — mountain — Mount Chocorua
  • Landscape — lake
  • Landscape — New Hampshire
Object Number
1999.81
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.81

Artwork Description

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.