Art, literature & history
Landing at Sabbath Day Point
c. 1853
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 25.4 x 39.9 cm (10 x 15 11/16 in.) framed: 38.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm (15 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1968.7.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
John Frederick Kensett. Landing at Sabbath Day Point. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Landing at Sabbath Day Point — John Frederick Kensett. c. 1853.
Medium: oil on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 25.4 x 39.9 cm (10 x 15 11/16 in.) framed: 38.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm (15 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1968.7.1. Gift of Mrs. Sigourney Thayer.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.