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. Related Paintings of Frederic E.Church :. | Eagle Lake Viewed from Cadillac Mountain | Twilight Short Arbiter Twixt Day and Night | Beacon,off Mount Desert Island | The Parthenon from the Southeast | Moonrise | Related Artists: Allan osterlind painted Lekande barn - sommar pa fabodvallen in 1890 Luis jimenez aranda Spanish Impressionist Painter, 1845-1928 master of the Holy Kindred active in Cologne 1470/80-1515