The marriage of James Hope to Julia
M. Smith in West Rutland was announced in The Rutland Herald on
this day in 1841.
During the ceremony the day before, little did either of them know
that the groom was an artist. Hope was a wagon-maker, but seriously
injured his ankle cutting firewood and couldn't work.
While recuperating, Hope found he enjoyed doing portraits. It was
when he tackled his first landscape, however, that Hope knew he'd
found his calling.
For the rest of his life he worked as an artist and taught. Hope
lived in Castleton for many years, maintained a studio there, and
taught at Castleton Seminary.
Image courtesy The Hope Paintings by Larry Freeeman.
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