Roman Campagna, Nov. 12, 1868 (verso, from sketchbook)

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Artist: Jervis McEntee
Date: 1868
Medium: Graphite, white gouache, on blue paper
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 9 in. (11.4 x 22.9 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1982

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Jervis McEntee

Jervis McEntee, a Hudson River School painter, captured the quiet, pensive beauty of autumn and the changing American landscape.

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