Lake George and the Village of Caldwell
ca. 1850s
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (57.2 x 77.5 cm)
Classification
Painting
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, 1966
Accession Number
66.242.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
Thomas Chambers' *Lake George and the Village Caldwell* (ca. 1850s) invites viewers into a serene slice of mid-19th-century America. This oil on canvas, measuring 22½ x 30½ inches, captures the tranquil beauty of New York's Lake George—long celebrated as the "Queen of American Lakes"—with its shimmering waters, distant village nestled along the shore, and scattered boats dotting the horizon. Painted during a time when Americans embraced their expanding wilderness through art, the work reflects the era's growing fascination with native landscapes as symbols of national pride. Chambers, a Briti...