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Yale Center For British Art

The Critique of Reason:
Romantic Art, 1760—1860

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John Trumbull, *The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776*
John Trumbull, The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Edward Greene Malbone, *Colonel George Watson (1718–1800)*
Edward Greene Malbone, Colonel George Watson (1718–1800)
Thomas Sully, *Self-Portrait of the Artist Painting His Wife, Sarah Annis Sully*
Thomas Sully, Self-Portrait of the Artist Painting His Wife, Sarah Annis Sully
John Quidor, Ichabod Crane Flying from the Headless Horseman
John Quidor, Ichabod Crane Flying from the Headless Horseman
William Sidney Mount, After Dinner
William Sidney Mount, After Dinner
William John Wilgus, *Captain Cold, or Ut-ha-wah* (died 1845)
William John Wilgus, Captain Cold, or Ut-ha-wah
Thomas Cole, The Vesper Hymn
Thomas Cole, The Vesper Hymn
Robert Walter Weir, The Microscope
Robert Walter Weir, The Microscope
George Hewitt Cushman, *Mrs. William Young (née Martha Wetherill, 1833–1900)*
George Hewitt Cushman, Mrs. William Young
Fitz Henry Lane, Lighthouse at Camden, Maine
Fitz Henry Lane, Lighthouse at Camden, Maine
Frederic Edwin Church, *Mt. Ktaadn*
Frederic Edwin Church, Mt. Ktaadn
Johann Hermann Carmiencke, Poughkeepsie Iron Works (Bech’s Furnace)
Johann Hermann Carmiencke, Poughkeepsie Iron Works (Bech’s Furnace)
Asher Brown Durand, A Sycamore Tree, Plaaterkill Clove (The Sycamore, Katterskill Clove)
Asher Brown Durand, A Sycamore Tree, Plaaterkill Clove
John Frederick Kensett, Catskill Waterfall
John Frederick Kensett, Catskill Waterfall
Edmund C. Coates, Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Edmund C. Coates, Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, Niagara Falls
Joachim Ferdinand Richardt, Niagara Falls
Albert Bierstadt, The Trappers’ Camp
Albert Bierstadt, The Trappers' Camp
Martin Johnson Heade, *Lynn Meadows*
Martin Johnson Heade, Lynn Meadows
Winslow Homer, In Front of Yorktown
Winslow Homer, In Front of Yorktown
Frederic Edwin Church, View of Cotopaxi
Frederic Edwin Church, View of Cotopaxi