Frederic E.Church 1826-1900
American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole.
Christian on the Borders of the Valley of the Shadow of Death Pilgrim s Progress Oil on canvas
40 1/2x60 1/2in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation.
Painting ID:: 26165
Christian_on_the_Borders_of_the_Valley_of_the_Shadow_of_Death_Pilgrim_s_Progress Oil on canvas
40 1/2x60 1/2in
Olana State Historic Site,New York State Office of Parks,Recreation and Historic Preservation.
The Charter Oak at Hartford mk48
ca.1846
Oil on canvas
24x34 1/4in
Florence Griswold Museum
Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance Company
Painting ID:: 26166
The_Charter_Oak_at_Hartford mk48
ca.1846
Oil on canvas
24x34 1/4in
Florence Griswold Museum
Gift of The Hartford Steam Boiler
Inspection and Insurance Company
Ira Mountain,Vermont mk48
by Febuary 1850
Oil on canvas
40 5/5x61 5/8in
Olana State Historic Site ,New York State Office of Parks
Recreation and Historik Preservation,
Painting ID:: 26175
Ira_Mountain,Vermont mk48
by Febuary 1850
Oil on canvas
40 5/5x61 5/8in
Olana State Historic Site ,New York State Office of Parks
Recreation and Historik Preservation,
Frederic_E.Church 1826-1900
American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole.