Lake Memphremagog

Name/Title

Lake Memphremagog

Entry/Object ID

1950.30.1

Description

Landscape painting showing a lake with mountains in the background. At the lower right, two men with pails are beside a peaked tent-like shelter that appears to be made of wood. To the right is an industrial building (sawmill) with a warehouse and tall chimney stack. The building is on a pier that extends into the lake. There is a couple in a small rowboat or canoe on the lake, and a steam boat in the middle of the composition. There is a farm complex to the left of the lake and two houses to the right.

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil

Subject Place

Lake

Lake Memphremagog

City

Newport

County

Orleans County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

1950.30

Source or Donor

Underhill, L. D. Foster

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Painting

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

20-1/16 in

Width

30-1/16 in