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On Hampstead Heath

1856
oil on canvas
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, NY

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Scene On The Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)

1845
oil on canvas
38 x 57 1/8 in. (96.6 x 145.1 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C.

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Hamilton's painting combines several scenes from Washington Irving's short story. The hazy river valley beyond the trees evokes the Catskills, where Rip Van Winkle looked out over the Hudson River "moving on its silent but majestic course." Beneath the cavernous rock, several men enjoy a game of ninepins while Rip drinks the brew that will make him...
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Seascape

ca. 1865
oil on canvas
29 15/16 x 45 in. (76.1 x 114.3 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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Sunset At The Seacoast

1874
Oil on canvas
20 1/4 in. x 30 1/4 in. (51.44 cm x 76.84 cm)

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Brunswick, ME

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The Last Days Of Pompeii

1864
oil on canvas
59 15/16 x 48 1/16 in. (152.2 x 122 cm) Frame: 69 1/2 x 57 1/2 x 4 in. (176.5 x 146.1 x 10.2 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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What Are The Wild Waves Saying?

1868
oil on canvas
20 1/8 x 29 5/8 in. (51.1 x 75.2 cm)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

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