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Frederic Edwin Church / Cotopaxi
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Cotopaxi

1855 · Oil on canvas

The snow-capped volcano Cotopaxi in Ecuador rises above a tropical valley, painted by Church from sketches made on his travels in South America.

ArtistFFrederic Edwin Church
MuseumSSmithsonian American Art Museum
MovementHHudson River School
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Genrelandscape painting
Dimensions71.1 × 107 cm
SourceWikidata Q20199533
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