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Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album) by Jasper Francis Cropsey

Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album)

Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1848

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DETAILS
Artist
Jasper Francis Cropsey
Date
1848
Medium
Graphite, white gouache, and watercolor on dark buff-colored wove paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
6 7/8 x 9 9/16 in. (17.5 x 24.3 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Purchase, Charles and Anita Blatt Gift, 1970
ART MOVEMENTS
Hudson River School
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THE ARTIST

Jasper Francis Cropsey

1823–1900 · United States

Jasper Francis Cropsey, a leading Hudson River School painter, captured the vivid beauty of American autumns, often with architectural precision.

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