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Frederic Edwin Church

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Painting of a split tree on a rocky ledge with storm clouds and misty forested mountains behind it.

Storm in the Mountains

1847

Painting of Niagara Falls with white cascading water, rising mist, a rainbow at lower right, and wooded cliffs.

Niagara Falls, from the American Side

1867

Painting of the ruined Erechtheum temple with Ionic columns on a grassy slope under a pale blue sky.

Erechtheum

Painting of a dark storm over a river valley, with a rocky outcrop in the foreground and a farmhouse on a distant hill.

A Passing Storm

1849

Painting of two birch-like tree trunks in tall grass and wildflowers at a woodland edge, with dense green foliage behind.

Landscape with Two Trees

1864

Oil study of two tree trunks on a forest floor, one pale and lichen-spotted, with a hazy green hillside behind.

Tree Trunk, Jamaica

1860

Pencil handwritten supply list on cream paper itemizing tools, kitchenware, food, and camping gear.

Supply List, Lake Millinocket, Maine

1870

Pencil sketch of a classical tomb carving with pediment, wreath and urn reliefs, labeled Museum at Athens.

Tomb Carving from the Museum at Athens, Greece

1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of two evergreen trees and a drooping conifer branch study with handwritten notes.

Sketch of Evergreens

1880

Pencil sketch of palm trees and fan-shaped plants on grey paper with handwritten notes.

Palm Tree Crowns, Jamaica

1860

Anatomical Sketches of Heads and Facial Expressions

1880

Pencil sketch of a forested gorge with a waterfall between rocky cliffs, with handwritten notes on light and rock colour.

Approaching Tequendama Falls, Colombia

1850

Graphite sketch of pine trees on a rocky bank with grass and shrubs, with handwritten color notes at upper right.

Pine Trees Along a Rocky Bank, Catskill, New York

1840

Hazy brown and green mountain slopes with trees in the foreground under a pale, cloudy sky, painted in oil on paper.

Mountains of Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of an ornamental stone relief with scrolls and leaves above a ledge, with two round fragments below.

Tomb Decorations in the Museum of Athens, Greece

1860

Pencil sketch of a sloping mountain ridge with hatched shading, shrubs in the foreground and handwritten notes on the page.

Portion of a Mountain Panorama, Jamaica

1860

Oil sketch of a standing Bedouin man in dark robe and yellow headwrap, holding a long rifle against a brown background.

Standing Bedouin Figure

1860

Pencil sketch of craggy mountain ridges above a sloping foreground, with the handwritten label Königsee at lower right.

Mountains over the Königssee, Germany

1860

Painting of a leaning coconut palm and an ivy-covered palm with a figure in a straw hat at right, under a pale sky.

Coconut Palm with Figure, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a coconut palm trunk with ringed bark, fronds and fruit at top, with handwritten color notes on the page.

Coconut Palm, Ecuador

1850

Oil sketch of tree trunks, a clinging epiphyte and rocks in dense jungle undergrowth, inscribed Jamaica.

Trees in the Jungle Interior, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a wooded hillside under sky, with handwritten notes on color such as clear blue and smoky yellow.

Wooded Island, near Millinocket, Maine

1870

Pencil sketch of a towered Gothic Revival building among trees, with a tall bare trunk on the right.

View of Olana

1880

Pencil sketch sheet of canoes and paddlers in hats, drawn in loose studies on buff paper.

Canoeing, Maine

1880

Pen and ink sketches of a staircase, rooftops, a tower-topped building, and a stone wall with handwritten notes.

Architectural Sketches, Birmingham, United Kingdom

1860

Pencil sketch of a mountain and its reflection in a lake, with rocky slopes, shoreline trees and a small boat.

Reflections on the Königssee, Bavaria (Germany)

1860

Pencil sketch of a mountain gorge with a wooden trestle bridge, a stream, pine trees and handwritten colour notes on the pape

Gorge between Ceppo Morelli and Macugnaga, Italy

1850

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a robe and turban, with handwritten labels naming his garments and accessories.

Fellah of Bethlehem

1860

Painted study of a sunlit hillside with a winding dirt path, shrubs and rounded trees under a pale blue sky.

Hillside, Jamaica

1860

Oil sketch of a sunlit rock cliff with red autumn vines beside a river and wooded hills under a pale blue sky.

Autumn Landscape with Large Rock, North Carolina

1880

Pencil sketch of a small fan palm with a textured trunk and radiating fan fronds, with handwritten color notes beside it.

Small Fan Palm, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a standing man in eighteenth-century coat and breeches with one hand on his hip, on cream paper.

Ship's Figurehead of Benjamin Franklin

1850

Pencil sketch of a coconut palm trunk and drooping fronds with a small leaf study and handwritten notes on pale paper.

Coconut Palm, Jamaica

1860

Graphite anatomical sketches of heads, necks, shoulders and arms on tan paper, with handwritten muscle labels.

Anatomical Sketches of the Head, Neck, and Shoulders

1880

Pencil sketches of castle towers, flags, and figures including a woman holding a child and a man in a hat on tan paper.

Architecture and Figure Sketches, Thun, Switzerland

1860

Study of a single coconut palm with spreading fronds against a pale gray and ochre background, on worn paper.

Coconut Palm

1850

Pencil sketch sheet of camels in multiple poses, with a robed figure and the handwritten note 'Against evening sky'.

Camel Studies, Against Evening Sky, Palestine

1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of a fish, a rowboat with figures, and standing figures, with handwritten notes.

Mixed Sketches, Obersee, Germany

1860

Pencil sketch on tan paper of mountain ridges and trees with handwritten colour notes like green light and green blue.

Mountains above the Königssee, Germany

1860

Pencil sketch with white highlights of boulders beneath a cascading waterfall on tan paper.

Boulders beneath Niagara Falls, Canada

1850

Pencil sketch of a woman with a jar on her head, a seated woman with a child, grass and landscape lines on aged paper.

Figure Sketches, Colombia or Ecuador

1850

Pencil sketch of a dead pine tree's bare branches and trunk on beige paper, labeled Pine.

Dead Pine Tree, Lake Millinocket, Maine

1870

Pencil sketch of a tree grove with bamboo leaf studies scattered below, labeled Jamaica Aug 65.

Bamboo Grove, Jamaica

1860

Pencil sketch of a waterfall and cliff beneath a moon in the night sky, titled Niagara Moonlight.

Niagara Moonlight

1850

Pencil sketch on tan paper of seagulls, a white-sailed boat on water, and a small pine tree.

Seagulls, Sailboats, and a Tree, Mount Desert, Maine

1840

Pencil sketch of a palm tree with spreading fronds and handwritten notes on the right side of the page.

Botanical Sketch of a Palm Tree, Ecuador

1850

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

Trees and Boulders near Millinocket, Maine

1870

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

Inventory of Paintings

1860

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

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

Niches in Rock

1860

White Heron, Greece

1860

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

Pemadumcook Pine

1870

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

El Yemen Valley, Part Two

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

Corner Tower at Tourbillon Castle, Sion, Switzerland

1860

Painted study of a tall coconut palm above terracotta tiled roofs of wooden houses, with two birds perched on its fronds.

Palm Trees and Housetops, Ecuador

1857

Pencil sketch of a tree trunk with a dark ant nest and a small leafy plant growing from it on pale paper.

Ant's Nest on a Tree Trunk, Jamaica

1860

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