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Frederic Edwin Church: sketches and drawings

The Andes and volcanoes in studies · 1826–1900

Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900): the andes and volcanoes in studies. SketchMap Atlas shows 5 sketches by Frederic Edwin Church on the world map, each placed where it was drawn.

American landscape painter of the Hudson River School. He travelled to Ecuador and Colombia in the 1850s, made sketches and oil studies of the Andes and volcanoes such as Cotopaxi, and used them for monumental paintings.

Sketches by Frederic Edwin Church and where they were drawn

Cotopaxi Seen from Ambato, Ecuador — Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

Peak of Cayambe near Otavalo — Frederic Edwin Church, 1853

A Church in the Mountains of Ecuador — Frederic Edwin Church, September 1853

Iceberg off Newfoundland — Frederic Edwin Church, June 1859

Study of Cotopaxi — Frederic Edwin Church, c. 1862

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Where did Frederic Edwin Church draw each work?

Cotopaxi Seen from Ambato, Ecuador (1853): drawn at Ambato, Ecuador. Details
Peak of Cayambe near Otavalo (1853): drawn at Cayambe Volcano, Ecuador. Details
A Church in the Mountains of Ecuador (September 1853): drawn at The Andes, Ecuador. Details
Iceberg off Newfoundland (June 1859): drawn at Newfoundland, Canada. Details
Study of Cotopaxi (c. 1862): drawn at Cotopaxi volcano, Ecuador (0.6838° S, 78.4364° W). Details

About the works

Cotopaxi Seen from Ambato, Ecuador, 1853. Snowy peaks, a waterfall and a chapel with a rainbow: an oil sketch painted in the Andes. Source · Public domain
Peak of Cayambe near Otavalo, 1853. The snow dome of the equatorial volcano with Church’s colour notes on the sheet, 1853. Source · Public domain
A Church in the Mountains of Ecuador, September 1853. A mountain village and bell tower beneath cloudy Andean slopes: a travel drawing of September 1853. Source · Public domain
Iceberg off Newfoundland, June 1859. A floating mass of ice and a sailing ship: a rapid study painted aboard ship in June 1859. Source · Public domain
Study of Cotopaxi, c. 1862. A smoking cone above the valley and a glint of moon on the water: a pencil and white sketch. Source · Public domain

Quick answers

Who was Frederic Edwin Church?

American landscape painter of the Hudson River School.

Where did Frederic Edwin Church draw?

Ecuador and Canada. Every sketch is shown on the map at the place where it was made.

What techniques did Frederic Edwin Church use?

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Can I use the sketches by Frederic Edwin Church?

The works shown here are marked “Public domain” and come from Wikimedia Commons. Check the source link of each work for the exact terms.

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