From the Flume House, Franconia, New Hampshire 1872

"From the Flume House, Franconia, New Hampshire" is an 1872 landscape painting by American artist William Trost Richards. Created during the peak of the Hudson River School movement, it depicts a serene vista of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. The painting showcases Richards' signature meticulous attention to detail, capturing the delicate interplay of light and shadow on the trees, foliage, and mountains. The soft light and ethereal clouds create a sense of tranquility, inviting the viewer to immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural world. This iconic work, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, exemplifies the romanticism and realism of 19th-century American landscape painting.