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Frederic Edwin Church

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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 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

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

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 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 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 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

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

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

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

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

Pencil sketch of farmhouses on a hillside with trees and distant mountains, inscribed Guaranda June 3 37.

Houses in the Mountains of Guaranda, Ecuador

1850

Pencil and watercolor sketch of craggy snowy mountains above a forested valley with a small farmhouse.

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

1860

Pencil sketch of a domed mosque with a minaret above a city wall, with trees at left and right, dated 1860.

Mosque in Bezetha, Jerusalem, Palestine (Israel)

1860

Oil sketch of a rushing waterfall over rocky ledges with dense trees and a faint rainbow in the lower right.

A Waterfall in Colombia

1853

Loose oil study of billowing cumulus clouds lit gold on the left, above a muted horizon and bare paper below.

Cloud Study

1871

Sketch of two church domes, a gilded one with cross motifs and a smaller terracotta dome, above rooftops under grey sky.

Colombia or Ecuador, church roofs

1853

Painted sketch of a whitewashed church with a bell tower and terracotta roof, with a rider on a donkey on dry ground.

Colombia, Baranquilla Church

1853

Painted study of thatched adobe houses in a dusty street, with a woman standing in a doorway and a wooden fence.

Colombia, Barranquilla, Two Houses

1853

Oil sketch of a snow-capped volcano with brown peaks and rust-colored smoke clouds under a pale blue sky.

Cotopaxi seen from Ambato, Ecuador

1853

Sunset over a lake and wooded hills, with a dark mountain at left and sunlight glinting on the water.

Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain, Mount Desert Island, Maine

1850

Oil sketch of a golden plateau, lavender mountain, and thatched hut under a pale blue sky.

Ecuador ?, mountain plateau with hut

1890

Painted landscape of a Victorian house with a tower among trees above a sunlit lawn and stone wall.

House in Hudson, New York

1885

Oil study of a still lake with rocky shore, a pointed mountain and distant ridges under a glowing evening sky.

Mounts Katahdin and Turner from Lake Katahdin, Maine

1855

Landscape study of wooded hills, a meadow with a small house, and a warm orange foreground with pencil rock outlines.

Mt. Desert Island ?, landscape

1850

Painted seascape of a rocky shore with evergreens under a red sunrise sky, with distant headlands over calm water.

Schoodic Peninsula from Mount Desert at Sunrise

1850

Loose oil sketch of a calm sea under a pinkish cloudy sky with a thin distant horizon line.

Seascape with Icecap in the Distance

1859

Oil sketch of a snow-capped mountain above clouds and dark ridges, with smaller study panels of hills at right.

Studies of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

1857

Oil sketch of a snow-capped volcano above brown hills, with green shrubs and a thatched hut in the foreground.

Study of Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador

1857

Pencil and chalk drawing of a snow-capped peak over a river with a sailboat, palm trees and a thatched hut.

Magdalena River, New Granada, Equador

1853

Pen and ink drawing of an elderly man in a skullcap and spectacles, one hand resting on a table, with ink splatters on his co

Alexander Thomson

1840

Thomas Cole

1840

Painting of yellow and red zinnias among green leaves on a loose gray-blue background with visible brushwork.

Zinnias

1860

Oil sketch of a pale iceberg floating on teal water under rosy, cloudy pink skies.

Iceberg Under Cloudy Skies, Canada

1850

Hand-drawn ink map of part of Penobscot County, Maine, showing a river, township grid, and handwritten place names on tan pap

Map of a Part of Penobscot County, Maine

1880

Pencil sketch of a leafy tree with a branching trunk above a wooden fence, with faint smaller tree studies to the right.

Tree Sketches, Catskill, New York

1840

Oil sketch of a calm blue sea and pale sky above brown coastal hills, with small clouds along the horizon.

View of the Sea from Bloxburgh, Jamaica

1860

Oil sketch of a twilight sea with dark water, a horizon line, and a sky glowing pink and yellow with streaked clouds.

Twilight at Sea, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of layered hills and water with handwritten color notes like grey, dark purple, and greenish tones.

Sunset Sketch, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a thatched church, a palm tree, fan-leaf fronds, and rows of shrubs with handwritten notes.

San José de Lapas Church with Botanical Sketches, Colombia

1850

Sketches of Sheep and a Ram, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Oil sketch of rocky cliffs with sunlit pink ledges and surf breaking over dark sea water.

Big Island, Battle Harbour, Canada

1850

Oil sketch of a rippling lake under a pale sky, with low wooded hills on the distant shore and sandy foreground.

Millinocket Lake, Maine

1870