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Village Scene near Albany, New York by James McDougal Hart

Village Scene near Albany, New York

James McDougal Hart · 1850

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Artist
James McDougal Hart
Date
1850
Location
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture
United States
ART MOVEMENTS
Hudson River School
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THE ARTIST

James McDougal Hart

Scottish-American painter who captured the pastoral beauty of upstate New York's Hudson River Valley landscapes.

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