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Four Hudson Valley Carousel Panels painted by Thomas Benjamin Pope

Creator: Thomas Benjamin Pope
Offered by: Antiquario Villas and Cottages

Description
Set of four oversized oil on canvas panels in painted frames; "Scenes Along the Hudson," executed by Thomas Benjamin Pope (1833-1891) for the upper interior axis of a 19th century carousel at Newburgh, New York. Each of these four surviving paintings depict actual scenic locations along the Hudson River; the other four were destroyed by fire. Ex: The collection of Alice Curtis Desmond Fish, who maintained a home in an enclave not far from the location of the original carousel.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	oil-on-canvas in original structural frames
Condition:	Good. unrestored expected condition given age and intended usage
Creation Date:	c. 1880
Styles / Movements:	Color, Hudson River School
Dealer Reference #:	100 JEEE
Incollect Reference #:	379649

Dimensions

W.	57.5 in;	H.	41.5 in;	D.	1.5 in;
W.	146.05 cm;	H.	105.41 cm;	D.	3.81 cm;

Message from Seller:

Period furniture and decoration spanning four centuries and three continents, galleried in a 1754 National Register of Historic Places house in Woodbury; Connecticut's long established "Antiques Capital”. Five decades of antiques collecting experience in a succession of Historic Register homes in Virginia, New York, and Connecticut; and a 1901 beaux arts building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Open Thursday through Monday from 11:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Tuesday and Wednesday by appointment.

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