349. Frank H. Shapleigh (American, 1842-1906), "Crawford Notch from Bugle Cliff", c. 1893; oil/canvas, 30" x 20", signed, titled, and dated. Shapleigh was known as the "White Mountain artist". Shapleigh studied at the Lowell Insitute Drawing School in Boston. He served for nine months in the 45th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War (1863), and then traveled to paris to further his studies. In 1870, he traveled to Yosemite, and upon his return, opened a studio in Boston, with John Appleton Brown. He executed several large works of this subject in the same year. By the 1870s, he was very well established, and decided to open a studio at the Crawford House, an upscale hotel in Mount Washington Valley ( in New Hampshire’s White Mountains), and sell his paintings to wealthy tourists. This turned out to be a very successful venture, and these popular works are for which he is best known. 4000-6000