Portrait of the Old House in 1849
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Godfrey N. Frankenstein
1849
Charles Francis Adams wrote in his diary on 6 October, 1849, "I went out and met Mr. Frankenstein who has come to take a sketch in oils of the old mansion. I wandered with him over the fields examining the effect from various points. We finally fixed upon the end of the Railroad bridge."
Oil on canvas. L 61, W 92.7 cm
Adams National Historical Park, ADAM 8451