jervis mcentee (july 14, 1828 – january 27, 1891) was an american painter of the hudson river school. he is a somewhat lesser-known figure of the 19th-century american art world, but was the close friend and traveling companion of several of the important hudson river school artists. aside from his paintings, mcentee's journals are an enduring legacy, documenting the life of a new york painter during and after the gilded age.