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Frederic Edwin Church

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Pencil sketch of a tree trunk entwined by strangler fig roots and vines, with branches, a cactus and small plants.

Strangler Fig and its Host, Jamaica

1860

Painted study of a slender palm tree on a grassy slope with rocks and shrubs, against a brown, brushy background.

Palm Trees, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a leafless tree with bare, twisting branches on pale paper, with the date April 1845 written above.

Leafless Bough of a Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Loose oil sketch of an autumn meadow with red and orange wildflowers, rust-colored grasses, and pale white blooms.

Meadow in Autumn, Vermont

1860

Pencil sketch of a gnarled, leafless tree with twisting branches crossing diagonally on pale paper.

Gnarled Dead Tree

1850

Pencil sketch of a philodendron plant with broad leaves growing above a rock, labeled Jamaica, by Frederic Edwin Church.

Philodendron Growing Above a Rock, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a feathered-hat woman at a table with several wine bottles, one lying on its side, on cream paper.

Woman Drinking Wine, Maine

1880

Painting of a large tree with vines and roots on rocky ground, with green hills and misty mountains behind it.

Tree with Vines, Jamaica

1860

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a tall palm tree with drooping fronds on a brown paper ground.

Abaye Palm, Mt. Salus, Jamaica

1860

Watercolor study of a crouching brown camel with a saddle and bridle on a cream sheet of paper.

Crouching Camel, Syria or Palestine (Israel)

1860

Pencil sketch of two coconut palms on cream paper, one standing above a thatched hut and one leaning, with a museum stamp.

Coconut Palm, Two Views

1850

Pencil sketch of a bare, leafless tree with spreading branches on cream paper, with a handwritten date at upper right.

A Leafless Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Portrait of an Elderly Woman, Hartford, Connecticut

1840

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with feathery foliage on a bank, with a faint stream and rocks sketched below.

Tree by a Stream, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch of a woman in Bethlehem dress with a head veil, annotated with names of garments and jewelry.

Woman of Bethlehem

1860

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and the Ear

1880

Pencil sketch of figures at a stone wall, including a robed reader, a bearded man, and a seated figure.

Jews at the Wailing Wall, Jerusalem

1860

Pencil sketch of a dead birch tree trunk with peeling bark rising from the ground on a cream sheet.

Trunk of a Dead Birch Tree, Maine

1880

Sketch of a tree trunk with red and yellow autumn vine leaves against a loose brown background.

Tree and Leaves

1860

Pencil sketch of slender trees with bare branches and leafy clusters on pale paper, with a museum stamp in the lower left.

Trees on Goat Island, Niagara Falls, New York

1850

Pencil sketch of a tall papaya tree with lobed leaves and clusters of round fruit near its crown.

Papaya Tree, Ecuador

1850

Two white birch trunks stand in a forest with autumn yellow and red leaves in the undergrowth below.

Birch Trees in Autumn, Vermont

1860

Pencil sketch of a tall tree with bare and leafy branches above rocks, with a small figure at lower left.

Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall century plant flowering stalk with handwritten colour notes beside it.

Century Plant in Bloom, Jamaica

1860

Pencil botanical sketch of an agave rosette, ferns and shrubs over rocky ground, with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical Sketch with Agave Plant, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of a multi-trunked tree with sparse leaves, inscribed 'A small leaved tree near Jorje' and 'June 57'.

Small-Leaved Tree near Jorje, Ecuador

1850

Pencil and white-highlight sketches on brown paper showing branches, a palm, bamboo, and a rocky stream in Jamaica.

Sketches in the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a wind-bent pitch pine tree with sweeping branches and clustered needles on pale paper.

A Pitch Pine, Catskill, New York

1840

Graphite sketch of a tall palm with feathery fronds, labeled Tamaca Palm, with a small trunk study beside it.

Tamaca Palm, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a gnarled evergreen tree with twisted branches on brown paper, by Frederic Edwin Church.

A Gnarled Evergreen, Grand Manan Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of tree trunks, a board fence, and faint animal legs on cream paper.

Tree Trunks beside a Board Fence

1840

Pencil sketch of a floating iceberg and distant mountains with a small head study and handwritten color notes on aged paper.

Sketches of a Man's Head and Floating Iceberg, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a leafy group of trees with slender trunks rising from rocky ground, handwritten date at right.

A Group of Trees, Catskill, New York

1840

Oil sketch of birch trunks and a dark tree among saplings and golden autumn foliage on the forest floor.

In the Woods, Vermont

1860

Pencil sketch of a leafy plant stem with serrated leaves and buds, plus a branch of pinnate leaves, on tan paper.

Plant Sketch

1850

Vertical oil sketch of a glowing orange sunset over purple water with dark green land at the bottom.

Sunset

1860

Pencil sketch of a bare dead tree trunk with angular branches extending to the right on cream paper.

Dead Tree Trunk, Lake Millinocket, Maine

1870

Oil sketch of a standing boy in a fur hat, dark coat, red scarf and white mittens against a loose brown-green background.

Portrait of a Boy

1880

Pencil study sheet with sketches of heads, faces, eyes, a crouching figure and a reclining body on pale paper.

Anatomical Sketches of Heads, Faces, and Eyes

1880

Pencil sketches of a stone archway and doorway in Jaffa, a seated figure, and small figures on rocks with handwritten notes.

Sketches of the House of Semon the Tanner, Jaffa, Palestine (Tel Aviv, Israel) and Fishermen on the Rocks at Beirut,…

1860

Loose oil sketch of a seated Bedouin man in a striped robe and red headcloth, holding a long staff, on sandy ground.

Seated Bedouin Figure

1860

Painting of a cardamom flowering spike with pink-tipped white bracts and yellow blossoms against dark green leaves.

Cardamom, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a palm tree trunk and fronds on tan paper, with handwritten color notes and a museum stamp.

Palm Tree, Aspinwall (Colón), Panama

1850

A Standing Stag

1840

Loose oil sketch of a large reddish tree trunk in a mossy forest with thin trees and fallen branches in the foreground.

In the Maine Woods

1880

Pencil costume study of a standing man in a turban, long robe and sash, with garment parts labeled in handwriting.

Effendi Gentleman

1860

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cotton tree's buttress roots and trunk, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Cotton Tree, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of tall grasses and tropical plants with handwritten notes and a small seated figure in a hat.

Botanical Studies with a Seated Figure, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of a standing man in Arabian robes and headcloth, with handwritten labels naming each garment and weapon.

Arabian Man

1860

Painting of slender trumpet trees with broad green leaves and a white blossom over reddish earth and undergrowth.

Trumpet Trees, Jamaica

1860

Pencil botanical sketch of a tall flowering stem and blossoms on paper, with handwritten notes in the margins.

Botanical Sketches, Bloxburgh, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketches of two leafy plant branches on tan paper, with a museum stamp at lower left.

Sketches of Plants

1850

Oil study of a bright green lizard seen from above against a warm brown background with the inscription Jamaica June 65.

A Lizard, Jamaica

1860

Pencil and white-highlight drawing of a vine-wrapped tree trunk and branches beside a palm plant, inscribed Jamaica June 1860

Parasite Vine and Palm Plant, Jamaica

1860