John William Casilear

American · 1811–1893 · Painter, Printmaker

John William Casilear was an American landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School. (Wikipedia)

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John William Casilear was an American landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1811, New York CityDied 1893, Saratoga SpringsOccupation Painter, Printmaker, PhotographerWikidata Q2700128 ↗ULAN 500013823 ↗Museum works 21

Hudson River school

Also known as John W. Casilear

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John William Casilear, View on Lake George — **View on Lake George**1857 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Frederick Sturges, Jr. — Open Ac…

John William Casilear, Lake George — **Lake George**after 1851 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of Josephine E…

John William Casilear, Mountain Lake Scene — **Mountain Lake Scene**1883 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Wendell S. Arrington, in honor of his…

John William Casilear, Study of Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook) — **Study of Mountains and Hills (from Sketchbook)**1834, 1838 · Graphite on wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998 — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, View of Gorge (from Sketchbook) — **View of Gorge (from Sketchbook)**1834, 1838 · Graphite on wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998 — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, Landscape and Coastal Study (from Sketchbook) — **Landscape and Coastal Study (from Sketchbook)**1834, 1838 · Graphite on wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998 — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, New Lighthouse (from Sketchbook) — **New Lighthouse (from Sketchbook)**1834, 1838 · Graphite on wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998 — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, Falls in the Hills (from Sketchbook) — **Falls in the Hills (from Sketchbook)**1834, 1838 · Graphite on wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1998 — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, Banknote Studies [recto] — **Banknote Studies [recto]**1840 · graphite with touches of pen and brown ink on tan wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…

John William Casilear, Studies of Classical Temple Facades and Seated Female Figure [verso] — **Studies of Classical Temple Facades and Seated Female Figure [verso]**graphite on tan wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection — Open Acces…

John William Casilear, Boppart — **Boppart**1842 · graphite on gray wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Paul Magriel — Open Access (CC0)

John William Casilear, Hudson Highlands — **Hudson Highlands**1860s · graphite with touches of white heightening on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Davis Hatch Collection, Avalon Fund…

John William Casilear, Above the Falls, Catskill — **Above the Falls, Catskill**1862
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John William Casilear, Alpine Lake — **Alpine Lake**1860
High Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — High Museum of Art

John William Casilear, Moonrise on the Coast — **Moonrise on the Coast**1863
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John William Casilear, Mount Chocorua, 1867 — **Mount Chocorua, 1867**1850
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John William Casilear, Mountain Lake — **Mountain Lake**1861
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

John William Casilear, Round Tower, Castle of Munoth, Schafhausen, Switzerland — **Round Tower, Castle of Munoth, Schafhausen, Switzerland**1842 · graphite and orange and yellow crayon, with traces of black and white paint
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John C. Newington — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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