Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada by Frederic Edwin Church, 1851 Size:A2 (420x594mm) 1640s-1650s)

1640s-1650s)

with the land slowly rising into softly rounded loess hills—a rare geological feature responsible for the western boundary’s textured

glass‑still water

The four historic provinces—Leinster

Every aspect

Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada by Frederic Edwin Church, 1851 Size:A2 (420x594mm) 1640s-1650s)Coast of Grand Manan Island, Canada (1851) by Frederic Edwin Church channels the rugged lyricism that helped define the Hudson River School at mid century. Painted early in Churchs career, this Romantic seascape turns the Canadian coastline into a stage for light, atmosphere, and quiet grandeur. Rocky promontories, an expanse of open water, and a far reaching sky are rendered with the kind of close observation and poetic feeling that would make Church