Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell by Thomas Chambers

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

LakesLandscapesVillagesBoats

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...

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