Tontin Coffeehouse

Francis Guy 1787 Genre

Two vanishing points are on this portrait of Manhattan. This was the site of the first new york stock exchange

Winter Scene in Brooklyn

Francis Guy 1817 Genre

The painting has huge dimensions. This is across the river from the Tontin Coffeehouse. Extremely realistic

The Old House of Representatives

Samuel Morse 1822 Genre

The only depiction of this building. Detail is very accurate and the dimesnions are very large

The Gallery of Louvre

Samuel Morse 1833 Genre

The woman in this painting is copying a bunch of other masterpieces in order to enhance her technique. The woman is James Fenimore Copper's sister. The painting has its own key to tell what every painting is

Bargaining for a Horse

William Sydney Mount 1865 Genre

Mounts texture for wood is perfect as is the texture for the horse's coat. The background has a house with the amn's wife calling him

The Return of Rip Van Winkle

John Quidor 1829

Quidor paints strange distorted faces like Goya. Rip's lazy son is laying down next to a tree on the side of the painting

Great Snowy Owls

Audobon 1835

Birds doing bird stuff

Meditation by the Sea

Unknown Artist 1850-1860 Primitive

One solitary figure contemplating the sea. Breaks the rules of primitive painting by having people in it

Your in Omaha

C. Bird King 1821

Another non stereotypical look at an Indian. This is a picture of 5 different perspectives of the same chief. Give's a look at this man's reaction to a treaty

The Titan's Goblet

Thomas Cole 1833 Romanticism

Their is aworld around this goblet. Their is a town on the rim and a ship in the water

The Architect's Dream

Thomas Cole 1833 Romanticism

This is a proscenium stage. There are examples in this painting of Egyptian, Roman, and Gothic architechture.