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Approaching Storm on the Swatara

Approaching Storm on the Swatara

Artist: James Arthur Benade (American, 1823 - 1853)

Date: 1840s
Medium: oil on panel
Dimensions:
Panel: 8 x 11 1/2 in. (20.3 x 29.2 cm)
Credit Line:Bequest, Dr. Levi W. Mengel
Object number: 1945.166.1
The Swatara Creek cuts through portions of Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin counties, Pennsylvania. Benade’s impression of a looming thunderstorm with dark skies and thunder bolts makes for an impressive scene.
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