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Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School Click here for more information on the exhibit **To download images, right-click on the 'High Resolution' or 'Low Resolution' link and select 'Save Target As...' Click here to download a zip file of the high and low resolution High Resolution Zip Low Resolution Zip File images File Click here to download a PDF of caption information Caption PDF Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) The Course of Empire: The Savage State, 1833-36 Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 63 1/4 in. (99.7 x 160.7 cm) Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.1 High Resolution Low Resolution Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, 1833-1836 Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 63 1/4 in. (99.7 x 160.7 cm) Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.2 High Resolution Low Resolution Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire, 1836 Oil on canvas, 51 1/4 x 76 in. (130.2 x 193 cm) Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.3 High Resolution Low Resolution Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) The Course of Empire: Destruction, 1836 Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 63 1/2 in. (99.7 x 161.3 cm) Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.4 High Resolution Low Resolution Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) The Course of Empire: Desolation, 1836 Oil on canvas, 39 1/4 x 63 1/4 in. (99.7 x 160.7 cm) Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.5 High Resolution Low Resolution Thomas Hill (American, 1829-1908) View of the Yosemite Valley, in California, 1865 Oil on canvas, 54 x 71 in. (137.2 x 180.3 cm) Gift of Charles T. Harbeck, 1897.2 High Resolution Low Resolution Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886) Beacon Hills on the Hudson River, Opposite Newburgh—Painted on the Spot, ca. 1852 Oil on canvas, 46 x 32 in. (116.8 x 81.3 cm) Gift of Lucy Maria Durand Woodman, 1907.11 High Resolution Low Resolution Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886) Black Mountain from the Harbor Islands, Lake George, N.Y., 1875 Oil on canvas, 32 1/2 x 60 in. (82.6 x 152.4 cm) Gift of Lucy Maria Durand Woodman, 1907.17 High Resolution Low Resolution Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830-1902) Donner Lake from the Summit, 1873 Oil on canvas: 72 1/8 x 120 3/16 in. (183.2 x 305.3 cm) Gift of Archer Milton Huntington, 1909.16 High Resolution Low Resolution Louisa Davis Minot (American, 1788-1858) Niagara Falls, 1818 Oil on linen, 30 x 40 5/8 in. (76.2 x 103.2 cm) Gift of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Sr., to the Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr., Collection, 1956.4 High Resolution Low Resolution George Inness (American, 1825-1894) Hackensack Meadows, Sunset, 1859 Oil on canvas, 18 1/4 x 26 in. (46.4 x 66 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-22 High Resolution Low Resolution William Hart (American, 1823-1894) On the Esopus, Meadow Groves, ca. 1857-58 Oil on canvas, 25 1/4 x 45 in. (64.1 x 114.3 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-81 High Resolution Low Resolution Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826-1900) Cayambe, 1858 Oil on canvas, 30 x 48 1/8 in. (76.2 x 122.2 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-91 High Resolution Low Resolution Asher Brown Durand (American, 1796-1886) White Mountain Scenery, Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, 1857 Oil on canvas, 48 1/4 x 72 1/2 in. (122.6 x 184.2 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-105 High Resolution Low Resolution Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819-1904) Study of an Orchid, 1872 Oil on canvas, 18 x 23 in. (45.7 x 58.4 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-112 High Resolution Low Resolution Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823-1900) Sunset, Lake George, New York, 1867 Oil on canvas, 24 1/4 x 44 in. (61.6 x 111.8 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-126 High Resolution Low Resolution The Catskills and Lake George Thomas Cole (American, 1801-1848) Catskill Creek, N.Y., 1845 Oil on canvas, 26 1/2 x 36 in. (67.3 x 91.4 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-157 High Resolution Low Resolution John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816 – 1872) View from Cozzens’ Hotel, near West Point, N.Y., 1863 Oil on canvas, 20 x 34 in. (50.8 x 86.4 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-189 High Resolution Low Resolution Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823-1880) Lake Maggiore, Italy, 1858 Oil on canvas, 17 3/4 x 30 in. (45.1 x 76.2 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-193 High Resolution Low Resolution John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816-1872) Shrewsbury River, New Jersey, 1859 Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (47 x 77.5 cm) The Robert L. Stuart Collection, S-229 High Resolution Low Resolution .
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