In the Blue Mountains, Jamaica
Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826â1900
August 1865
Medium
landscapes
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Louis P. Church
Accession Number
1917-4-419
About this artwork
Landscape sketch showing a view of a steep valley in the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. In the foreground at right, a dirt path curves around a rocky berm with low-lying vegetation. One small but prominent tree bends to the right beside the path at center. In the middle distance, the steep, lush mountainsides of the valley's opposite slope descend to the right and overlap one another as they extend into the hazy distance. In the background, taller, rugged peaks loom over the landscape and become fad...