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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
View of the Hudson Highlands Painting
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

View of the Hudson Highlands Painting

Artifact IDMO 1941.3.107
Object Type Painting
Artist (American painter, 1834 - 1891)
Gifter
Date1882
Mediumpainting: canvas, paint (oil)
frame: wood, plaster, metal (gold leaf, silver leaf)
Dimensionsframe H 26 5/8 in x W 40 5/8 in x D 4 in (67.6 cm x 103.2 cm x 10.2 cm )
 painting (painting on stretcher) H 18 1/8 in x W 32 in (46 cm x 81.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA painting on canvas of the Hudson River looking north towards the Hudson Highlands from what appears to be West Point. Several sailboats are visible on the river and mountains can be seen on either side. The painting is signed and dated by the artist in the lower left: T.B. Pope / 1882.

The painting is framed in an elaborately carved 4 1/2" gilt wood frame.
Historical NoteThis painting was presented to Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by Raymond D. Adolph as a 1939 Christmas gift.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesHudson River Valley Materials (National Archives Identifier 778818)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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