A Legacy of New England Light: The Life and Art of Aaron Draper Shattuck In the grand tapestry of nineteenth-century American art, few threads are as intimately woven into the fabric of the New England landscape as those left by Aaron Draper Shattuck. Born in 1832 in the quiet, scenic town of Francestown, New Hampshire, Shattuck was destined for a life defined by the interplay of light and shadow. He entered a world where art was not merely a profession but a family heritage; his father, Samuel Draper Shattuck, was a respected artist who provided the foundational inspiration for his son’s cr…