This painting features a landscape with a winding dirt path surrounded by foliage. In the background, there are hills and mountains. On the left is row of buildings below tall brown cliffs, including a white church with a steeple. A body of water with sailboats can be seen in the distance on the right. The color palette is warm, with earthy tones including greens, browns, yellow, and oranges, with shades of pink and purple in the cloudy sky.

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Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers (American, 1808 - 1866 or after)

mid 19th century

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 56.2 x 76.2 cm (22 1/8 x 30 in.) ; framed: 69.3 x 89.8 x 4.7 cm (27 5/16 x 35 3/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Culture: American
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line: Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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