Hart, James M.

Through the Vines - near Carmel, Putnam Co. NY.

New York: Ladies Repository, Ca 1865. A rare early image of Carmel. A scene of cattle at drinking at a streams edge, surrounded by meadow and trees. In the foreground is a wild tangle of branches and leaves, in contrast with the cattle scene behind. Early images of Carmel are rare. James McDougal Hart was a Scottish-born American landscape and cattle painter of the Hudson River School. Black & white steel engraving by R. Hinshelwood from a painting by James M. Hart. Engraved for the Ladies' Repository. 5" x 6.75" (vignetted), on a 6.5" x 9.5" sheet. Very good condition. Item #24398

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