R. W. Hubbard (1816-1888)

On The Housatonic

From Gallery of Landscape Painters—American Scenery

New York: William Pate & Co., 1869

Sheet Size: 16 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches

This nineteenth-century American landscape print is part of William Pate & Co.’s Gallery of Landscape Painters—American Scenery, an important series celebrating the beauty and diversity of the American landscape. Published in the late 1860s, the series brought the work of prominent American landscape artists to a wider audience through finely executed engravings after original paintings.

The series featured carefully composed views of rivers, mountains, forests, lakes, and pastoral scenery, reflecting the nineteenth-century American fascination with the natural world. Hubbard, identified as Richard William Hubbard (1816–1888), was an accomplished American landscape painter associated with the Hudson River School and the National Academy of Design. His work was noted for its sensitive observation of nature, attention to detail, and subtle treatment of light and atmosphere.