William Cullen Bryant Collection

Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
Mirror Lake, Yosemite Valley, 1872. Mount Watkins reflected in a glacial lake in Yosemite National Park, California, USA. In the foreground a swimming deer is being shot at by hunters in a canoe

The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Dalles of the St. Louis, 1874. Rapids on the St Louis River which flows through Minnesota and Wisconsin, USA....Nature is harsh, rugged, and sombre

Glen Canon, 1874. Creator: W. J. Linton
Glen Canon, 1874. View of Glen Canyon, part of an immense system of canyons carved out by the Colorado River and its tributaries in Utah and Arizona, USA

Nanticoke Dam, 1874. Creator: John Filmer
Nanticoke Dam, 1874. The Susquehanna River at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA....Nanticoke, where the river expands considerably, becoming very shallow

Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. Creator: John Douglas Woodward
Glimpse of Sandusky, from St. Pauls Church, 1872. View of the town of Sandusky, Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie, USA. Sandusky, the " Bay City"

Niagara, 1872. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
Niagara, 1872. View of Niagara Falls on the border between Canada and the USA. Frontispiece to " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. Vol. I", edited by William Cullen Bryant. [D

The Geyser, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The Geyser, 1872. Hot springs in Weyers Cave, (later known as the Grand Caverns) in the town of Grottoes, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Anvil Cliff, 1872. Creator: William Ludwell Sheppard
Anvil Cliff, 1872. Rock formation on the New River, Virginia, USA:the rugged, riven, and weird Anvil Cliff lifts its awful but not repulsive front....the height of which

The Catskills, Sunrise from South Mountain, 1874. Creator: Samuel Valentine Hunt
The Catskills, Sunrise from South Mountain, 1874. The Catskill Mountains, part of the larger Appalachian Mountain range, in southeastern New York State, USA

Giants Gap, 1874. Creator: Thomas Moran
Giants Gap, 1874. The Sierra Nevada mountains in California and Nevada, USA....the rock-forms are picturesque and grand...Castellated, pinnacled, with sides like perpendicular walls

William Cullen Bryant, 1868. Creator: Launt Thompson
William Cullen Bryant, 1868

Cleopatras Needle, Devils Lake, Wisconsin, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Cleopatras Needle, Devils Lake, Wisconsin, 1874. Rock formation in Wisconsin, USA. Cleopatras Needle is another of the curious monuments of Natures freaks...it is an isolated column of rock

New York, Roslyn Harbor, Cedarmere-Clayton Estates, Tree with pine cones

New York, Long Island, Roslyn Harbor, Clayton-Cedarmere Estates, home of William Cullen Bryant, footbridge with water fountain in background

Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Mount Hood, from the Columbia, 1872. View of the Columbia River and Mount Hood, a potentially active stratovolcano in Oregon, north western USA

The Chickahominy, 1872. Creator: William Wellstood
The Chickahominy, 1872. River in eastern Virginia, USA: The Chickahominy is the chosen abode of all the known varieties of " varmints" of that region

The Spouting Horn in a Storm, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The " Spouting Horn" in a Storm, 1872. Rocks on the coast of Maine, north eastern USA: a wide chasm in the cliff

At Red Bank, 1872. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
At Red Bank, 1872. Sailing boats and a paddle steamer on the Navesink River at Red Bank, New Jersey, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
Harpers Ferry by Moonlight, 1872. View of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, USA, a town situated on the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers

City of Milwaukee, 1874. Creator: Robert Hinshelwood
City of Milwaukee, 1874. View of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. The name " Milwaukee" carries in its sound the evidence of its Indian origin

New Orleans, 1872. Creator: DG Thompson
New Orleans, 1872. Goods on the quayside by the Mississippi River in the port of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Creator: Granville Perkins
Cotton-Mills, Rideles Bank, 1872. Industrial buildings for milling cotton on the Brandywine Creek, Delaware, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Creator: Alfred Waud
Scenes in Mammoth Cave, 1874. Tourists visit limestone caverns in Kentucky, USA, the longest cave system known in the world: The Lovers Leap; The Altar; The Star Chamber; The Dead Sea; The Vestibule

St. Paul, from Daytons Bluff, 1874. Creator: Nathaniel Orr
St. Paul, from Daytons Bluff, 1874. Steamboats on the Mississippi at Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA....Daytons Bluff, on the east side of St

Quebec, 1874. Creators: Robert Hinshelwood, John Douglas Woodward
Quebec, 1874. Ships on the Saint Lawrence River at Quebec City, Canada. Down in the lower town a great fleet of vessels are at moorings, and the wharves are crowded with men and vehicles

City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Creator: Edward Paxman Brandard
City of Boston, (from South Boston), 1874. Ships on the Charles River at the port of Boston, Massachusetts, USA....on either hand, are the wharfs and docks, crowded with craft of every size, shape

William Cullen Bryant, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Wm. Cullen Bryant, between 1855 and 1865. [Poet, journalist, writer, author, editor]

The late Mr William Cullen Bryant (engraving)
728958 The late Mr William Cullen Bryant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Mr William Cullen Bryant)

William Cullen Bryant (engraving)
5206856 William Cullen Bryant (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Cullen Bryant. Illustration for The Fireside Annual, 1878)

Thanatopsis (engraving)
666283 Thanatopsis (engraving) by Schmalz, Herbert Gustave (1856-1935) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thanatopsis)

American Celebrities (engraving)
1609401 American Celebrities (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American Celebrities. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 6 March 1858)

William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), 1827 (w / c, graphite, & charcoal with touches of black
1079323 William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878), 1827 (w/c, graphite, & charcoal with touches of black and brown ink and white gouache on paper) by Inman

William Cullen Bryant (engraving)
6025639 William Cullen Bryant (engraving) by Chappel, Alonzo (1828-87) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Cullen Bryant)

William Cullen Bryant (b / w photo)
5989047 William Cullen Bryant (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Cullen Bryant)

None the Better for Too Much Nursing, engraved by George Wevill, 1870 (wood engraving)
1078621 None the Better for Too Much Nursing, engraved by George Wevill, 1870 (wood engraving) by Stephens, Henry Louis (1821-86) (after); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Illustration for Bryants The Rivulet
LLM455922 Illustration for Bryants The Rivulet by Lydon, Alexander Francis (1836-1917); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Bryants The Rivulet)

William Cullen Bryant, 1866. Creator: Thomas Nast
William Cullen Bryant, 1866

William Cullen Bryant, 1876 (?). Creator: Thomas Le Clear
William Cullen Bryant, 1876 (?)

Big Trees - Mariposa Grove, 1872. Creator: John Filmer
Big Trees - Mariposa Grove, 1872. Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, Wawona, California, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In

The Giant Geyser, 1872. Creator: W. J. Linton
The Giant Geyser, 1872. Geothermal feature in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.... a tremendous geyser, which has been called the Giant

Grist Wind-Mills at East Hampton, 1872. Creator: John Karst
Grist Wind-Mills at East Hampton, 1872. View of gristmills (used to grind cereal grain), in East Hampton, New York State, USA

A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from St. Michaels Church, 1872. Creator: John J
A Glimpse of Charleston and Bay, from St. Michaels Church, 1872. View of the town of Charleston and the Atlantic Ocean, South Carolina, USA. The church of St Michael was erected in the 1750s

The Lovers Leap - At Early Sunrise, 1872. Creator: John J. Harley
" The Lovers Leap" - At Early Sunrise, 1872. Ox cart at the bottom of a cliff ( Lovers Leap ), on the French Broad River, USA

View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
View of Augusta, from Summerville, 1872. People walking in a garden near the town of Augusta, Georgia, USA. In the distance is a paddle steamer being loaded with goods

Machu Chunk, from Foot of Mount Pisgah, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
Machu Chunk, from Foot of Mount Pisgah, 1872. View of the town of Mauch Chunk, the lower terminus of the Mauch Chunk and Summit railroad, Pennsylvania, USA

Silver Cascade, 1872. Creator: Frederick William Quartley
Silver Cascade, 1872. Waterfall on Lake Superior, Minnesota, USA. The Silver Cascade falls from an overhanging cliff, one hundred and seventy-five feet, into the lake below

The James, above Richmond, 1872. Creator: Harry Fenn
The James, above Richmond, 1872. The Kanawha Canal and the James River, Virginia, USA. From " Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In, A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains

Chapel Beach, 1872. Creator: James H. Richardson
Chapel Beach, 1872. Waterfall and Chapel Rock (known as La Chapelle by early European explorers), Lake Superior, Michigan, USA

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William Cullen Bryant, a renowned American poet and journalist, found inspiration in the breathtaking landscapes of his time. Scenes from Thanatopsis, captured by Asher Brown Durand in 1850, transported him to a world where nature's beauty intertwined with mortality. Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley, as depicted by Samuel Valentine Hunt in 1872, reflected Bryant's fascination with the serene tranquility that water bodies possess. The Dalles of the St. Louis showcased nature's raw power through W. J. Linton's lens in 1874 - an image that resonated deeply with Bryant's appreciation for untamed wilderness. Anvil Cliff stood tall and majestic in William Ludwell Sheppard's photograph from 1872 - a sight that evoked feelings of awe and insignificance within Bryant. Nanticoke Dam immortalized John Filmer's vision of human intervention amidst natural wonders - an idea that intrigued Bryant as he contemplated humanity's relationship with the environment. Glimpse of Sandusky offered John Douglas Woodward's perspective on urbanization encroaching upon nature; it reminded Bryant of the importance of preserving untouched landscapes. Niagara Falls roared magnificently through Samuel Valentine Hunt’s camera lens in 1872 - its grandeur captivating both artist and poet alike. The Geyser erupted gracefully under Harry Fenn’s gaze during the same year; its display mirrored life’s transient yet powerful moments. As dawn broke over South Mountain in The Catskills Sunrise from South Mountain (Samuel Valentine Hunt) captured in 1874, Bryant felt rejuvenation coursing through his veins alongside Mother Nature herself. Giants Gap revealed Thomas Moran’s interpretation of vastness and majesty – qualities which often inspired poetic musings within Bryant. Cleopatra’s Needle emerged mysteriously against Devils Lake (Alfred Waud) backdrop – a symbol reminding us all about history etched into every landscape we encounter.