"The Adirondack's from Ferrisburg, VT" In the original frame with the original label on back with inscription by Bristol with title. Signed lower left Bristol. Sight Size 23 1/2" x 43 1/2". Overall size 41 3/4" x 61 3/4". Provenance: This painting is currently owned by Northwood Prep School in Lake Placid, NY and the proceeds would benefit the school. NB: Northwood School was founded in 1905 by John M. Hopkins as The Lake Placid School. For the first 20 years it used the facilities of the Lake Placid Club. Northwood School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school located in Lake Placid, New York in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. Artist Bio: Born1826 in Hillsdale, near Hudson, New York, John Bristol was primarily a self-taught artist. He did study briefly with the landscapist Henry Ary, who moved to the Hudson area in the early 1840s. Painters in Hudson were noted as landscape specialists, and Ary, who was known for his picturesque views of the town and nearby Mount Merino, was the instructor in painting and drawing at the Hudson Female Academy, and had some influence on artists in the area. John Bristol exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1900, was elected an associate academician in 1860, and a member in 1875. Although Bristol lived in New York City, he traveled and painted throughout New England almost every summer. He was a member of the Century Association from 1873 to 1909. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1900. He was elected an associate academician in 1860 and a member in 1875. Although Bristol lived in New York City, he traveled and painted throughout New England almost every summer. He was a member of the Century Association from 1873 to 1909. Bristol exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 where he was awarded a medal, the Paris Expo in 1889 where he was awarded a prize, and at the Pan-American Expo in Buffalo in 1901 where he was awarded a medal. His work is preserved at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. Sources: AskArt. Com David Dearinger, Editor, "John Bunyan Bristol", Paintings and Sculpture in the National Academy of Design, p. 68