The Mount Washington Range, from Mount Kearsarge 1872

"The Mount Washington Range, from Mount Kearsarge" is a watercolor by William Trost Richards, a prominent American landscape painter. Created in 1872, the artwork showcases Richards's mastery of depicting atmospheric effects and subtle color variations. The viewer is positioned on a rocky outcrop, gazing down onto a valley shrouded in a soft, ethereal haze, with the Mount Washington Range in the distance. This romantic, luminous landscape, now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection, exemplifies the Hudson River School style, which emphasized the grandeur and beauty of the American wilderness.