Study Of Beeches

Study Of Beeches

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Sunset

Sunset

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Sunset on the Sea

Sunset on the Sea

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The Langsdale Pike

The Langsdale Pike

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The Mountain Stream

The Mountain Stream

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John Frederick Kensett
Self Portrait

John Frederick Kensett

(March 22, 1816 - December 14, 1872)

John Frederick Kensett was born on March 22, 1816 in Cheshire, Connecticut, and died on December 14, 1872 in New York City. He attended school at Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas Kensett, and later with his uncle, Alfred Dagget. He worked as engraver in the New Haven area until about 1838, after which he went to work as a bank note engraver in New York City.

In 1840, along with Asher Durand and John William Casilear, Kensett traveled to Europe in order to study painting. There he met and traveled with Benjamin Champney. The two sketched and painted throughout Europe, refining their talents. During this period, Kensett developed an appreciation and affinity for 17th century Dutch landscape painting. Kensett and Champney returned to the United States in 1847.

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