Crowninshield, Frederic (America, 1845-1918) oil on canvas of dry trees had signed and dated F. Crowninshield 3/14? (Bottom right). Crowninshield graduated from Harvard College in 1866 and studied abroad for 11 years; under Thomas Rowbotham of Leeson in London, Thomas Couture in Italy and Alexandre Cabanel in Paris. From 1879 to 1885 he was a professor at the Museum of Fine Arts school of drawing and painting when it was located in the basement of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in Copley Square. Crowninshield then moved to New York, where he was the first president of the National Society of Painters Mural from 1895 to 1899, and President of the Federation of Fine Arts from 1900 to 1909. In 1911 he was appointed director of the American Academy in Rome . One of his best known works is a stained glass window representing the progress of the pilgrim John Bunyan, entitled "The Land of Emmanuel," in the Episcopal Church of Emmanuel, Boston. He designed the window in 1899 and had dedicated his mother. 
Condition: Painting in perfect condition, cracks in the thickest areas of paint. Frame in great condition, signs of showing wear, scratches, wear to varnish, bumps. 
Measurements: approx. 18 inches x 24 inches (24.75 inches x 30.5 inches - framed).