Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 381 (Sale info: $650.00).
"N.Y. New York. b. Hillsdale, N.Y., 1826. Studied from nature at an early age. In 1876 he received an award and medal for his single picture exhibited at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. " Mr. Bristol, as a landscape painter, is well known all over the United States, and his pictures are in all of the leading collections. His country home is among the Berkshire hills, in Massachusetts, and the beautiful scenery of that region no doubt largely influenced him in choosing that branch of art in which he has since become so eminent. - N.Y. evening post." [P. 61.]
Catalogue of Works of Art in the Art Building of the Southern Exposition at Louisville, Ky. Prepared by Charles M. Kurtz. Published for the Art Committee by John P. Morton and Company, 1883.
Artist address: New York, New York.
Artist professional affiliation: National Academy of Design; National Academician.