Mount Washington, Mount Madison and Mount Adams from Bridge, North of Gorham, New Hampshire
September 1862
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Accession Number
1942-50-219
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Daniel Huntington's *Mount Washington, Mount Madison Mount Adams from Bridge, of Gorham, New* captures the majestic White Mountains in September 1862, offering a serene vista from a bridge north of Gorham. As an American artist (1816–1906) associated with the Hudson River, Huntington celebrated the sublime beauty of the nation's wilderness, blending precise observation with romantic idealism. This landscape reflects the mid-19th-century fascination with America's natural grandeur, a counterpoint to the era's rapid industrialization. Painted during the Civil War, the work evokes a sense of tim...