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Painting of a steamboat with smoke trailing across a calm river below mountains and a stormy sky, with rowboats and sailboats on the water.

Storm King on the Hudson

A steamboat with twin smokestacks and paddle wheel trails dark smoke across a calm river toward wooded mountains under a broken, stormy sky. Small rowboats and distant sailboats dot the water, and light breaks through the clouds over the shoreline.

Artist
Samuel Colman
Date
1866
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 1605 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1866).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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