"High Falls on the Rondout Creek"
William Rickarby Miller
Gouache on paper, 1865
This painting depicts D&H Canal Locks 13 &
14 on the Rondout Creek in High Falls. Noted Hudson River School painter
William Rickarby Miller immigrated to the US from England in 1844. He earned
his living doing portraiture and illustrations for books and magazines. He
was most proficient at watercolor, but did hundreds of oil paintings and
pen & ink drawings. His work has been exhibited at major US museums,
including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Historical
Society.
The D&H Canal Historical Society acquired this
important work in 1998.
The D&H Canal Historical Society and Canal
Museum
is a member of
The Delaware & Hudson Transportation
Heritage Council
www.dhthc.org
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