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Painting of a forested river valley with two small figures and a dog in a clearing beneath a distant mountain.

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Sugar Loaf Mountain, Alvan Fisher (1821), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Via artnap.com

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A dark, wooded landscape opens onto a still river in the foreground, with tall trees framing the scene on both sides. Two small figures and a dog rest in a sunlit clearing, and a distant mountain rises under a cloudy sky. This painting by Alvan Fisher, dated 1821, is held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Date

1821

Medium

Painting

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

License

Public domain

Themes

Landscapes, Mountains

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