View of Moat Mountain from Wildcat Brook, Jackson, New Hampshire, Looking Southwest
September 11, 1854
Medium
landscapes
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Accession Number
1942-50-30
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Step into the rugged beauty of New Hampshire's White Mountains with Daniel Huntington's *View of Moat Mountain Wildcat Brook, Jackson New Hampshire, Looking Southwest painted on September 11, 4. This evocative landscape captures a specific moment in the artist's travels, gazing southwest across the brook toward the imposing Moat Mountain. Huntington (1816–1906), a prominent American painter associated with the National Academy of Design, occasionally turned his skilled hand to nature's grandeur amid his better-known portraits and historical scenes. Created during the mid-19th century heyday o...