Famous Paintings of Rivers and Lakes (page 3)

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This painting depicts a vast landscape with a horizon line in the lower third of the painting. A range of dark brown and purple mountains or hills stretches across the width of the image.

Thomas Cole Study for "Catskill Creek", c. 1844/1845 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a rural scene with a wide, cloudy blue sky over a riverbank. On the right there are tall, dark green trees that stretch up to the top of the painting.

Camille Corot River View, 1868/1872 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers, Thomas Gainsborough, 1769, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers, 1769 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look across a grassy expanse leading to a lake, with several women, tiny in scale, dancing under a grove of trees to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot Dance under the Trees at the Edge of the Lake, 1865/1870 National Gallery of Art

Souvenir of Italy, Camille Corot, 1855–60, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Souvenir of Italy, 1855–60 Art Institute of Chicago

Nevada Falls, Yosemite, Albert Bierstadt, 1872 or 1873, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Nevada Falls, Yosemite, 1872 or 1873 The Met

Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, 1890–91 The Met

Rushing Water, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1901–7, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Rushing Water, ca. 1901–7 The Met

Scene on the Mersey, James McNeill Whistler, 1869, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

James McNeill Whistler Scene on the Mersey, 1869 The Met

The Banks of the Bièvre near Bicêtre, Henri Rousseau, ca. 1908–09, oil on canvas

Henri Rousseau The Banks of the Bièvre near Bicêtre, ca. 1908–09 The Met

We look through a tropical forest lining a hazy, wide, placid river in this horizontal landscape painting. Densely packed trees, bushes, and plants create shadowed, thickly forested banks along both sides of the river.

Frederic Edwin Church El Rio de Luz (The River of Light), 1877 National Gallery of Art

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627 The Met

The Cascade, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1775, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Cascade, ca. 1775 The Met

Mill of Pont Maupuit, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1900, oil on canvas

Armand Guillaumin Mill of Pont Maupuit, c. 1900 Art Institute of Chicago

Niagara Falls in Winter, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1868, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey Niagara Falls in Winter, 1868 Art Institute of Chicago

Sunset on the River Oise, Charles-François Daubigny, 1866, oil on wood panel

Charles-François Daubigny Sunset on the River Oise, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Seine at Bas-Meudon, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1865, oil on fabric

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Seine at Bas-Meudon, 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Niagara Falls, John Frederick Kensett, c. 1851–52, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett View of Niagara Falls, c. 1851–52 Cleveland Museum of Art

Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1864, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, 1864 The Met

River Scene, Asher Brown Durand, 1854, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand River Scene, 1854 The Met

Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore, Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1871, oil on canvas

Sanford Robinson Gifford Isola Bella in Lago Maggiore, 1871 The Met

Tivoli, Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1870, oil on canvas

Sanford Robinson Gifford Tivoli, 1870 The Met

Autumn Meadows, George Inness, 1869, oil on canvas

George Inness Autumn Meadows, 1869 The Met

Delaware Water Gap, George Inness, 1861, oil on canvas

George Inness Delaware Water Gap, 1861 The Met

Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, Eastman Johnson, 1856, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, 1856 The Met

Hudson River Scene, John Frederick Kensett, 1857, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Hudson River Scene, 1857 The Met

Lake George, 1872, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, 1872, 1872 The Met

Lake George, A Reminiscence, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, A Reminiscence, 1872 The Met

Lake George, Free Study, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, Free Study, 1872 The Met

Lake George, New York, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, New York, 1872 The Met

Summer Day on Conesus Lake, John Frederick Kensett, 1870, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Summer Day on Conesus Lake, 1870 The Met

Catherine Brooks Hall, William Sidney Mount, ca. 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Catherine Brooks Hall, ca. 1830 The Met

Arques-la-Bataille, John Henry Twachtman, 1885, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Arques-la-Bataille, 1885 The Met

The Red Bridge, Julian Alden Weir, 1895, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Red Bridge, 1895 The Met

Hackensack Meadows, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1890, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Hackensack Meadows, 1890 The Met

The Brook in the Woods, Worthington Whittredge, ca. 1885–86, oil on canvas

Worthington Whittredge The Brook in the Woods, ca. 1885–86 The Met

Vaprio d'Adda, Bernardo Bellotto, 1744, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto Vaprio d'Adda, 1744 The Met

The Seine: Morning, Charles-François Daubigny, 1874, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny The Seine: Morning, 1874 The Met

Autumn: The Woodland Pond, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1867, oil on canvas

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Autumn: The Woodland Pond, 1867 The Met

Cows Crossing a Ford, Jules Dupré, 1836, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré Cows Crossing a Ford, 1836 The Met

Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi, mid- to late 1760s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Santa Maria della Salute, mid- to late 1760s The Met

The Grand Canal above the Rialto, Francesco Guardi, late 1760s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi The Grand Canal above the Rialto, late 1760s The Met

Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1763 The Met

Venice: The Rialto, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Rialto, 1763 The Met

The Pont Neuf, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1849–50, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Pont Neuf, 1849–50 The Met

A River in a Meadow, Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1840, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau A River in a Meadow, ca. 1840 The Met

The Forest Stream, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael The Forest Stream, ca. 1660 The Met

Valley of the River Loire, Jules Dupré, 1860, oil on wood

Jules Dupré Valley of the River Loire, 1860 The Met

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