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![]() | Evening in Arcady by Thomas Cole 1843 Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Cole, Thomas | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Chase, William Merritt | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Bierstadt, Albert | |
![]() | The Days by Thomas Wilmer Dewing 1884-1886. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Dewing, Thomas Wilmer | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Casilear, John William | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Durand, Asher Brown | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Church, Frederic Edwin | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Church, Frederic Edwin | ![]() 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 Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Cole, Thomas | ![]() 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. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford, CT | Cole, Thomas | ![]() 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... |
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