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John William Casilear

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Painting of a calm lake beneath wooded mountains at dusk, with a seated figure in the foreground and a small boat on the wate

View on Lake George

1857

Landscape painting of a calm lake with wooded islands, layered mountains, and a golden tree in the foreground.

Lake George

after 1851

Painting of a calm alpine lake below snow-capped mountains, with green slopes, trees, and small boats on the water.

Alpine Lake

1860

Painting of tall trees, grazing sheep and rocks in the foreground, with a wide river and hazy hills in the distance.

River Landscape with Sheep

1877

Pencil sketch of a round stone tower with a tiled conical roof and bell turret, beside a low wooden shed.

Round Tower, Castle of Munoth, Schafhausen, Switzerland

1842

Engraved print of seven president portraits around a central niche with a statue, desk, and eagle above.

The Presidents of the United States

1830

Pencil sketch sheet with studies of playful putti curling around large scroll forms, with a handwritten Florence 1840 note.

Banknote Studies [recto]

1840

Pencil sketch of classical temple facades with draped standing figures and a seated female figure holding a staff.

Studies of Classical Temple Facades and Seated Female Figure [verso]

Pencil sketch of the riverside town of Boppart with church spires, a fortified wall, a tall tower, and hills behind.

Boppart

1842

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a rocky wooded cliff above a calm river with distant mountains and sailboats.

Hudson Highlands

1860s

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a river valley with sailboats, rocky cliffs and wooded hills under a pale sky.

North from Storm King

1850s

Pencil sketch of rocky outcrops, boulders, shrubs and reflective water along a lakeshore with distant hills.

Rocks Along a Lakeshore [recto]

Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over a rocky stream with mountains behind, plus a rocky outcrop study below.

Bridge over Rocky Stream [top verso]

Pencil sketch of a valley village below steep mountains, with grazing animals in the foreground and a dated inscription.

Weser

1842

Pencil study of two clusters of birch branches with small leaves on tan paper, inscribed Catskill Mountains 1856.

Birch Boughs, Catskill Mountains

1856

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a lake with a church steeple, village, and snow-capped mountains behind it.

Lake of Brienz

late 19th century

Pencil sketch of rolling mountains with pine trees in the foreground and two small figures on a rocky ledge.

Mountain Landscape

late 19th century