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Frederic Edwin Church

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Loose painting of a white house with dark roof among palms and trees under a pink and orange sunset over hills.

A Country Estate, Jamaica

1860

Pencil botanical sketch sheet with tree trunks, a branch, an arum plant and handwritten notes on leaf shapes.

Botanical Sketches, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketches of figures, a donkey with a seated man, and a sailboat on a light paper sheet.

Figure Sketches with a Donkey and Sailboat, Beirut, Lebanon

1860

Pencil sketch of jagged mountain ridges and steep slopes on blue-grey paper, with handwritten notes and labels.

Mountains by the Königssee, Germany

1860

Pencil sketch of a tall palm tree beside a building, with handwritten notes on colors like warm grey and yellow light.

Palm Tree beside a Building, Mexico

1880

Pencil sketch of a seal net, masted ship, sailboats, rowboat and rocky shore, with handwritten captions for Killick Island.

Sketches from Killick Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch sheet with a distant hilly landscape above and loose studies of foliage and rocks below.

Mixed Sketches, Palestine or Syria (Israel or Jordan)

1860

Pencil sketch of a snow-capped conical mountain above hatched foothills on cream paper, with handwritten notes.

Snow-Capped Mountain, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch of a rugged canyon and winding path with a distant village, labeled El Yemen, on tan paper.

Canyon View, El Yemen Valley, Palestine (Israel)

1860

Oil sketch of a forest waterfall between dark rocks and trees, with a pink foreground and a pale pool of sky.

Mountain Stream, Mt. Desert Island, Maine

1850

Pencil landscape sketch of a winding river valley with rocky banks and distant mountains, annotated near Latacunga, Ecuador.

Landscape near Latacunga, Ecuador

1850

Pencil portrait of a young woman with a braided hair and shawl, drawn on brown paper with handwritten inscription below.

Senorita Filetta Molina Bolador del Carmen, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of a child in a wide-brimmed hat reaching for a toy sailboat near water and rocks.

Theodore Cole Pulling his Toy Sailboat, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch with handwritten colour notes for a landscape, showing faint horizontal bands and small shaded patches on cream

Prairie Landscape, Mexico

1880

Pencil and chalk drawing of snow-capped Cotopaxi volcano emitting smoke above hatched hills, with Spanish inscription.

A View of the Volcano Cotopaxi from the Hacienda San Antonio, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of a railway bridge spanning a rocky mountain ravine, with distant hills drawn in light lines.

Railroad in the Mountains, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch of a mountain range with two palm-like plants in the foreground and handwritten color notes on tan paper.

Mountain Range with Palm Trees, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch of a hazy distant lake and clouds at sunset, with handwritten color notes along the lower edge.

Sunset in the Hudson Valley, Hudson, New York

1860

Pencil sketch of two slender bare trees rising from boulders, with a small shrub at right, on tan paper.

Trees and Boulders near Millinocket, Maine

1870

Loose oil sketch of Roman rooftops and pale ochre buildings in hazy warm light, with a distant church tower.

Rooftops, Rome, Italy

1860

Pencil sketch of the Salzburg fortress on a hill above town buildings, with a church spire and distant mountains.

Salzburg, Austria, viewed from the Kapuzinerberg

1860

Oil sketch of icebergs lit gold at sunset, rising from dark green water under a red and brown sky.

Icebergs at Sunset, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of an elm tree with a spreading leafy canopy and branches on a tan paper sheet.

Elm Tree, Hartford, Connecticut

1840

Handwritten ink inventory on grid paper listing saint and religious painting titles with prices and attributions.

Inventory of Paintings

1860

Pencil sketch of the El Altar mountain above trees with cloud bands, with handwritten notes about Riobamba and morning light.

El Altar from Riobamba, Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of a bamboo bridge over a stream with a standing figure, plus a small figure carrying a jar, on brown paper.

Bamboo Bridge at Buga, Colombia and Girl Carrying a Jar, Cartago, Colombia

1850

Loose painted landscape sketch of a golden field, dark tree line, and cloudy sky glowing yellow near the horizon.

Cloudy Landscape

1880

Pencil sketch of a wooded landscape with a tall poplar and handwritten tonal notes on pale paper.

Cloud Sketches with a Common Poplar

1840

Pencil sketch of camels grazing and standing, with saddled animals and handwritten colour notes on a pale sheet.

Camel Studies, Palestine

1860

Oil sketch of dark clouds framing a glowing sunset over purple mountains and a dim green-brown landscape.

Sunset Clouds over Purple Mountains

1880

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain peaks above a forested alpine valley with conifers in the foreground.

Hoher Göll and Hohes Brett near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria (Germany)

1860

Pencil sketch of hills and evergreen trees on tan paper, with numbered color notes written beside it.

Meadow and Mountains

1850

Pencil sketches of six buildings including gabled roofs, a church tower, a balconied tower and a timber bay window.

Alpine Architecture Sketches

1860

Pencil sketch of a winding river through a wide landscape with distant hills, annotated with handwritten color notes.

River Reflections

1880

Pencil sketch of a rocky sea outcrop with a tall stone pillar and birds in flight, inscribed Rock in Panama Bay.

Rock in Panama Bay

1850

Pencil landscape drawing of a steep rocky hillside above a stream valley with shrubs and distant hills.

View above Wadi Barada, Syria, Part One

1860

Pencil sketch of a barren desert landscape with a rounded hill, distant ridges, a rider in the foreground, and handwritten co

Desert Landscape en route to Petra, Palestine (Israel)

1860

Pencil sketch of a spreading tamarind tree with feathery leaves beside smaller trees on tan paper.

Tamarind Tree, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketches of icebergs and rocky forms along horizon lines on a tan sheet, with a few white highlights.

Iceberg Sketches, Canada

1850

Small pencil sketch of a covered canoe with several figures and a handwritten label, on beige paper.

Sketch of a Covered Canoe

1880

Pencil landscape sketch of rolling hills and trees with handwritten color notes beneath, on a cream sheet.

Looking South from the Farm, Hudson, New York

1880

Pencil sketch of a mountain range above a shaded ridge, with handwritten color notes on a cream sheet.

Rugged Mountain, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch with white highlights of snowy mountain peaks, a wooded riverbank, and handwritten colour notes on paper.

River and Mountain Peaks, Berchtesgaden, Germany

1860

Pencil and chalk sketch of rocky columnar cliffs and a sailboat on the sea under streaked clouds, Grand Manan Island.

View on Southwest Head, Grand Manan Island, Canada

1850

Oil study of a fig tree covered in philodendron vines rising from rocks, with a hazy sky and distant trees.

Fig Tree and Wild Philodendron, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of palm trees on a riverbank with a distant range of cloud-capped mountains and handwritten notes.

Landscapes along the Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Night seascape with a full moon behind dark clouds above a glowing horizon and a shadowy shoreline.

Moonlit Coast, Mt. Desert Island

1850

Pale graphite and white-highlighted drawing of rolling hills, a winding path, a bright sea and sky, with a small tree at lowe

View of the Palisadoes and Kingston Harbor from Bellevue, Jamaica

1860

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a cloudy sky over a river horizon with wooded shoreline below.

Cloudy Sky, Hudson, New York

1870

Pencil sketch of a tall evergreen tree beside distant mountains and clouds, with handwritten notes on the landscape.

Mountains and an Evergreen, Mexico

1880

Painted sketch of a Victorian house with a turret among large trees above a sunlit lawn and stone wall.

House in Hudson, New York

1890

Loose painted sketch of a frozen waterfall with snowy rock ledges, bare trees, and a distant wooded gorge in winter.

American Falls in the Snow, from Goat Island, New York

1850

Pencil sketch of a cow with head lowered beside a leafy plant with serrated leaves on cream paper.

Cow Scratching its Head and a Leafy Plant

1840

Graphite and white chalk sketch of surf breaking over rocks along a coastline under a pale sky.

Coastline at Grand Manan Island, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of jagged snowy Alpine peaks above a valley with a church spire at left.

Landscape in the Austrian Alps

1860

Pencil sketch of an arched niche between two columns with studies of arches below, labeled Niches in Rock.

Niches in Rock

1860

Pencil sketches of tropical plants, branches and epiphytes on tan paper, with handwritten color notes.

Thirteen Botanical Sketches from Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Loose painted sketch of a brown wooded hillside above a pale green field under a light sky.

Wooded Hillside

1880

White Heron, Greece

1860

Portrait of a young boy with dark hair in a dark jacket and yellow bow tie against a brown background.

Justiniano de la Rosa of Barranquilla, Colombia

1850

Pencil sketch of rolling hills under a stormy sky on tan paper, with the handwritten words Thunder Storm in the upper right.

Thunderstorm, Hudson, New York

1860

Pencil botanical sketches of leafy branches on cream paper, with handwritten notes describing young leaf colour and size.

Botanical Sketches, Ecuador

1850

Painted sketch of a figure driving a sun chariot across a red dusk sky above a reflective lake and dark hills.

The Chariot of the Sun Fantasy

1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded bank with tall pine trees, fallen branches and rocks on tan paper.

Wooded Bank, Lake Millinocket, Maine

1870

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, rocks and rushing water, with white highlights and faint handwriting at up

Below the Bridge, Niagara River, New York

1850

Pencil sketch of a gnarled bare tree above low shrubs and a leafy weed sprig, with handwritten labels on tan paper.

Gnarled Tree and Weed, Obersee, Germany

1860

Pencil sketch of several trees with handwritten notes on bark, leaves and branches, on pale paper.

Trees and Plants, Colombia

1850

Oil sketch of a sunset over a lake and mountains, with dark clouds, glowing orange light and a small sailboat.

Sunset across the Hudson Valley, New York

1870

Pencil sketch of a hilly landscape with cypress trees and a stone wall, titled Jerusalem by Moonlight.

Jerusalem by Moonlight

1860

Pencil sketch of two ships on a horizon under a moon, with handwritten colour notes on a cream card.

Moonlit Ships, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch of a single slender pine tree with loose foliage, labeled Pemadumcook Pine in handwriting below.

Pemadumcook Pine

1870

Pencil sketch of a distant mountain range with a small cow in the foreground and handwritten color notes on the paper.

Mountain Landscape with a Cow, Mexico

1880

Pencil sketch of a tree with branches and loose foliage on pale paper, with a handwritten date at upper right.

Sketch of a Tree, Catskill, New York

1840

Pencil sketch on grey paper with cloud studies, hills, handwritten color notes, and a small moon at upper left.

Full Moon over Mountains, Hudson, New York

1860

Camel and Seated Figure

1860

Pencil cloud study on cream paper with numbered tonal notes and handwritten color annotations.

Cloud Sketch, Catskill, New York

1840

Brown ink drawing of a river landscape with a leaning tree, dense foliage, and distant buildings across the water.

Imaginary River Landscape with Wooded Banks

1880

Pencil sketch of a conical volcanic peak and layered ridges on tan card, with handwritten colour notes.

Popocatépetl from Miraflores, Mexico

1890

Pencil sketch of a rocky valley with cliffs, terraces, and distant hills under an empty sky.

El Yemen Valley, Part Two

1860

Dim night view of Niagara Falls with mist rising over the river and dark trees lining both banks.

Niagara Falls at Night, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch on grey paper of bamboo, palm fronds and broad-leaved plants with handwritten colour notes.

Botanical and Meteorological Sketches from the Río Magdalena, Colombia

1850

Pink-toned sunset seascape with rocky shore in foreground, calm water, distant wooded islands and small sailboats on the hori

Mt. Desert Island from Sutton Island, Maine

1850

Pencil sketch of Italian city buildings with a domed church, bell tower, and rooftops, with handwritten notes on the page.

City Buildings, Italy

1860

Pencil sketch of distant mountains and clouds with handwritten colour notes including blue, pink and coppery yellow.

Mountainous Landscape with a Figure, Mexico

1880

Pencil sketch of a large thunderhead over a waterfront with buildings, mast, and handwritten tonal notes on tan paper.

Thunderhead above Buildings, Hudson, New York

1860

Painted study of tall Corinthian columns and fallen stones among grassy ruins under a pale sky.

Pillars of the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, Syria

1860

Pencil sketch of a narrow alpine lake flanked by steep mountains with snowy peaks in the distance.

View of the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany), Part One

1860

Pencil sketch of a lake valley with jagged mountains and a small standing figure on rocks in the foreground.

Saint Aegidius by the Wolfgangsee, St. Gilgen, Austria

1860

Pencil sketch of a round castle tower on a hillside with handwritten color notes in the margins.

Corner Tower at Tourbillon Castle, Sion, Switzerland

1860

Oil sketch of a misty mountain gorge with a tower on a cliff top, peaks lit pink under a golden evening sky.

Castle in the Mountains

1860

Hazy distant hills under a pale sky, with a small bird on a leafy shrub at right and a grassy slope at lower left.

Distant Hills, Jamaica

1860

Loose painted sketch of autumn-toned rolling hills in reddish and ochre hues under a pale sky, with grass in the foreground.

The Catskill Mountains in Autumn, Hudson, New York

1880

Pencil sketch of distant mountain ridges with a small bare tree and shrubs in the foreground, on pale paper.

Blue Mountain Peak, from Bloxburgh, Jamaica, Part Two

1860

Pencil and chalk sketch of mountains under a swirling sky with a small house and handwritten color notes.

Thunderstorm over the Alps

1860

Pencil sketches of a leafy tree and an uprooted tree with exposed roots on cream paper, dated September 1840.

Sketches of Tree and Roots, Catskill, New York

1840

Hazy blue mountains rise above a green valley with ferns and shrubs in the foreground under a pale sky.

In the Blue Mountains, Jamaica

1860