Oil on canvas, 12 x 9 inches (oval)
Signed & titled verso upper stretcher: Painted by S L Gerry / Old road to Meredith N. H.

Notes
The lake in the distance is Lake Winnipesaukee from Center Harbor.
A painting of the same exact title sold at auction on November 10, 1859 by Brodhead & Company in Boston. This painting has a second inscription on the side stretcher that looks like “November 10th 1859.” It is likely that the verso date is the date of the auction, not the actual date of the painting. Certainly this scene would not look like this in November in New Hampshire!

Exhibited
A Faithful Student of Nature: The Life and Art of Samuel L. Gerry. March 18, 2022-August 6, 2022. New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, NH.

Literature
Dubrulle, Elizabeth ed. A Faithful Student of Nature: The Life and Art of Samuel L. Gerry. Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2022, Exhibition catalog, 28.

Links
Winnipesaukee, Gerry, Gerry Gallery