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Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill
Interpretative Labels
Label
Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill, 1891
James Franklin Gilman (1842-1929)
Montpelier, VT
Oil on canvas
Gift of Louise Andrews Kent, 1974.39.1
This view of Montpelier from what is now Terrace Street provides a great picture of Montpelier at the cusp of the 20th century. Notice the red painted dome of the State House and the prominent Montpelier Seminary in the background.
James Gilman was a prolific landscape painter throughout Washington County in the late 19th century. A number of his works can be found elsewhere in this gallery.
Name/Title
Montpelier from Col. Jewett's Hill
Type of Painting
Lexicon
Description
Painting showing a distant view of a city situated in a valley between multiple mountains. There is a white house on the left edge of the painting along a road lined with mature trees and leading into the city in the distance. The dome of the capital rises in the middle distance, and the rectangular form of the seminary is prominently visible in the distance. Several other domestic and business structures line the roads. The mountains and hills surrounding the city alternate between forest and fields, and the sky is filled with clouds.
Acquisition
Accession
1974.39
Artwork Details
Medium
Oil
Subject
Montpelier as seen from Terrace Street
Made/Created
Artist Information
Gilman, James Franklin (1850-1929)
Artist
Painter
Role
Date made
1891
Dimensions
Entry/Object ID
1974.39.1
Context
Painted by James Franklin Gilman near Montpelier in 1891.
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