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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

Español: Storm King en el río Hudson

Un vapor con dos chimeneas y rueda de paletas deja una densa columna de humo sobre un río en calma, hacia montañas boscosas bajo un cielo nublado y tormentoso. Pequeños botes de remos y veleros lejanos salpican el agua, y la luz se abre paso entre las nubes sobre la orilla.

Português: Storm King no Rio Hudson

Um barco a vapor com duas chaminés e roda de pás lança uma densa fumaça sobre um rio calmo, em direção a montanhas arborizadas sob um céu nublado e tempestuoso. Pequenos botes a remo e veleiros distantes pontuam a água, e a luz atravessa as nuvens sobre a margem.

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