James Hope was born November 29, 1818/19 in Scotland. After moving to the United States, he became a noted portrait, landscape, and historical genre painter; he served the Union Army during the Civil War. After living most of his life in Vermont, he moved to Watkins Glen, New York in 1872 where he built a studio and art gallery; devoting the last twenty years of his life as artist laureate of the water and wind-hewn geologic formations found in the vicinity, especially Rainbow Falls. He was also one of the many artists who painted in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
Measurement: Frame: 49.25" x 35"; sight: 40" x 25.75"
Material: Oil on canvas
Condition: Original stretcher and gilt frame, extremely minor scattered fill.
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