PreviewDescriptionArtistNotes
Evening in Arcady

by Thomas Cole

1843
Oil on canvas.
32 5/8 x 48 5/16 in. (83.9 x 122.7 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: View of a natural bridge over a river with two women in Arcadian attire along the shore in the foreground. One woman dances by the water's edge and the other is seated under a tree, a lyre in her hands. The sun is setting, highlighting the underside of the natural bridge, and silhouetting a herd of deer in the background along the far...
Portrait of a Woman

by William Merritt Chase

1878.
oil on canvas.
26 1/8 x 15 7/16 in. (66.4 x 39.2 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Chase, William Merrittnotes
Description: Seated figure of a woman dressed in 17th century Dutch costume with a large white ruffled collar and a gold scarf. In her left hand she holds a book in her lap, her index finger marking a section of the book.
On the Beach at Capri

by Albert Bierstadt

ca. 1857.
Oil on composition board.
10 3/4 x 13 in. (27.3 x 33 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Bierstadt, Albert 
The Days

by Thomas Wilmer Dewing

1884-1886.
oil on canvas.
43 3/16 x 72 in. (109.7 x 182.9 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Dewing, Thomas Wilmernotes
zes "Truth"; the third figure carries a sword which symbolizes "Fortitude"; the fourth figure carries a lyre which symbolizes "Music and the Arts"; and the fifth figure, with her back to the viewer, carries a wand as she walks away. On the far left, there is a man in brown robes looking over at the five women.
Lake George

by John William Casilear

1860.
oil on canvas.
26 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. (66.7 x 108.0 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Casilear, John Williamnotes
Description: View across Lake George surrounded by gently sloping mountains. In the foreground, five cows stand along the shore and a man reclines on a nearby rock. In the background, a tiny boat is visible out in the middle of the lake.
View Towards the Hudson Valley

by Asher Brown Durand

1851.
oil on canvas.
33 1/8 x 48 1/8 in. (84.1 x 122.2 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Durand, Asher Brownnotes
Description: Landscape looking out over the Hudson River valley from the top of a hillside where two male figures stand along a path shaded by trees. One figure points out over the valley below, where there is a winding river and cows grazing along the banks.
Hooker's Party Coming to Hartford

by Frederic Edwin Church

1846.
oil on canvas.
40 1/4 x 60 3/16 in. (102.2 x 152.9 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Church, Frederic Edwinnotes
Description: The painting depicts Puritan preacher Thomas Hooker leading members of his congregation from Massachusetts to Hartford to found a new settlement in 1633. The band of settlers, some on horseback and some on foot, along with their cattle, cross a stream near a small waterfall. In the background is the sunlit Connecticut River valley.
Coast Scene, Mount Desert (Sunrise Off the Maine Coast (Storm Off Mount Desert))

by Frederic Edwin Church

1863.
oil on canvas.
36 1/8 x 48 in. (91.8 x 121.9 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Church, Frederic Edwinnotes
Description: View of waves crashing against the rocky coast off Mount Desert, Maine with the setting sun in the background.
View on Lake Winnipiseogee (N. W. Bay, Lake Winnepesaukee)

by Thomas Cole

1828
Oil on wood
19 3/4 x 26 1/4 in. (50.2 x 66.4 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: View of Lake Winnipesaukee looking south from Meredith, New Hampshire. The lake is surrounded by autumn foliage, with mountains and a rising sun in the hazy background. In the foreground is a bit of shore with fallen trees, and a Native American male figure looking out across the lake.
View of Monte Video, the Seat of Daniel Wadsworth

by Thomas Cole

1828.
Oil on wood panel.
19 3/4 x 26 1/16 in. (50.2 x 66.2 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: Landscape looking out across the panorama surrounding the Connecticut country estate of Daniel Wadsworth. On the right is the main house, Monte Video, on a distant mountain top. On the lower left is a pond and bathhouse. In the foreground a female figure is seated on a rocky ledge, a red blanket spread out beside her. The town of...
Landscape, Composition, St. John in the Wilderness

by Thomas Cole

1827
oil on canvas
36 x 28 15/16 in. (91.4 x 73.5 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: The tiny figure of St. John stands next to a wooden cross atop a rock formation that extends out over the valley like an altar in a church. Seen from the side, the rock formation appears to have the profile of a face. Below St. John are figures of a man leading a horse with a woman riding it, evoking the Holy Family. On the right, across...
View in the White Mountains

by Thomas Cole

1827.
oil on canvas.
25 3/8 x 35 3/16 in. (64.5 x 89.4 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomas 
Scene from "Last of the Mohicans," Cora Kneeling at the Feet of Tamenund

by Thomas Cole

1827.
oil on canvas.
25 3/8 x 35 1/16 in. (64.5 x 89.1 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: Against mountain scenery the tiny figures of Native Americans are gathered on a rocky ledge for their tribal ceremony. Above them a large rock formation dwarfs the figures.
Roman Campagna

by Thomas Cole

1843.
oil on canvas.
32 1/2 x 48 in. (82.6 x 121.9 cm).

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Cole, Thomasnotes
Description: Italian landscape at dawn with the Apennine Mountains in the background and the ruins of the Roman Aqueduct casting long shadows across the foreground. On the left, a goatherd and his flock are making their way among the ruins.
Mrs. Jeremiah Lee (Martha Swett)

by John Singleton Copley

circa 1769
oil on canvas
Height: 241.3 cm (95 in.), Width: 149.86 cm (59 in.)

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Copley, John Singleton 
Jeremiah Lee

by John Singleton Copley

1769
oil on canvas
Height: 241.3 cm (95 in.), Width: 149.86 cm (59 in.)

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Copley, John Singletonnotes
The Jeremiah Lee Mansion (1768) is a nonprofit historic house museum located at 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is open during the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
Major General William Hart

by William Verstille

Miniature on ivory
Oval: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Verstille, William 
Amy Newson O'Brien (Mrs. John O'Brien)

by William Verstille

Miniature on ivory
Oval: 2 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Verstille, William 
John O'Brien

by William Verstille

Miniature on ivory
2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Verstille, William 
Colonel Richard William Hart

by William Verstille

Miniature on ivory
Oval: 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Verstille, William 
Elizabeth Bull Hart (Mrs. Richard William Hart)

by William Verstille

Miniature on ivory
Oval: 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Verstille, William 
Coast Scene with Figures (Beverly Shore)

by John Frederick Kensett

1869
Oil on canvas
91.4 x 153.4 cm (36 x 60 3/8 in.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Kensett, John Frederick 
Vale of St Thomas, Jamaica

by Frederic Edwin Church

1867
Oil on canvas
122.7 x 214.9 cm (48 5/16 x 84 5/8 in.)

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Hartford, CT

Church, Frederic Edwin 
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