Two oil on board, 1827-28, both signed 'S F B Morse' and titled on the reverse.
Both 8 1/2 x 11 in., 17 x 20 in. (frame).
Literature: Wehle, Harry B., Samuel F.B. Morse American Painter, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1932, figs. 46/47, illus. (exhibition catalogue, titled as a View of Cazenovia Lake and Parapet Falls); National Academy of Design Exhibition Record (1826-1860), Vol. II (New York).
Exhibited: The National Academy of Design, New York, Annual Exhibition 1828, nos. 160 and 169.
Condition
Both with the boards slightly warped at center, unobtrusive craquelure and some surface soiling. Tiny spots of rubbing at places around the edges under the frame. Otherwise in good condition.
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Robert J. Hubbard, Cazenovia, NY, c.1880.
Mrs. Robert F. Hubbard, Cazenovia, NY, 1932.
Property from the Estates of Martha and Robert Bolton.