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Fort West Point, New York, (painting). Artist:  Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875, painter. Title:  Fort West Point, New York, (painting). Dates:  1875. Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  24 3/8 x 35 3/8 in. (61.9 x 89.8 cm) Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Scene at West Point with figures and a cannon in the foreground. Sailboats are on the river, which is framed by mountains. Subject:  Architecture exterior -- Military -- Fort Landscape -- River -- Hudson River Occupation -- Military Landscape -- New York -- West Point Figure group Waterscape -- Boat Object -- Weapon -- Cannon Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Administered by United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia 20510 Accession Number: 33.00018 Located United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia 20201 Provenance:  Commissioned 1867. References:  Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002. U. S. Senate Commission on Art, 1989. Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965. Cosentino, Andrew J., "The Capital Image: painters in Washington, 1800-1915," Washington, D.C.: NMAA, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983. Illustration:  Image on file. Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002, pg. 145. Architect of the Capitol, "Compilation of works of art and other objects in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1965, p. 159. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 64850033   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 64850033 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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