Mountain Lake Scene

John William Casilear American

1883

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 737

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Title: Mountain Lake Scene
Artist: John William Casilear (American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York)
Date: 1883
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 20 1/16 in. (30.8 x 51 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Wendell S. Arrington, in honor of his parents, J. Earl Arrington and Genevieve T. Arrington, 1979
Object Number: 1979.272
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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