John Frederick Kensett (1816–1872) was an American landscape painter and a leading figure of the Hudson River School. Born in Cheshire, Connecticut, Kensett initially trained and worked as an engraver before traveling extensively in Europe, where he studied the Old Masters and developed his interest in landscape painting. His mature work is distinguished by its restrained compositions, luminous atmosphere, and quiet treatment of land and water, qualities that established him as a major exponent of American Luminism. Kensett was a prominent member of the New York art world and a founding trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1870. His paintings and drawings are held in major American collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and National Gallery of Art.