Victor DeGrailly (1804-1889)

Lived/active: New York and France.
Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York.
Unsigned, ca. 1850.
Oil on canvas, in a period gilt frame.
24” x 32”, 31 ¼” x 39 ¼” with frame.
Over-all in great condition, minor craquelure and touches of in-painting in sky.
Provenance: Eldred’s Auction, East Dennis, MA; Private Collection.

Asher B. Durand (1796-1886) painted “Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York”, in 1848 and due to its immense success, James Smillie (1807-1885) made an engraving of it for the American Art Union in 1850. This painting was likely the source for DeGrailly’s version. A similar painting by DeGrailly is currently in the collection of the New York State Historical Society.