Richmond Hill in the Summer of 1862, 1862–63, oil on canvas, 54-1/4 x 96-3/16 in. Custom-made replica c.1860s American painting frame; gilded applied composition ornament on wood; molding width: 10 inches. “This is one of Cropsey’s most critically acclaimed panoramic landscapes painted in England. The view of the Thames from Richmond Hill, outside of London, was a popular destination for artists and sightseers. The subject had even greater relevance for Cropsey and his viewers in 1862. Richmond, Virginia—the capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War—derived its name from a view on the James River that reminded its founder of his English youth. In this context and at this time, many critics read Cropsey’s painting as a comment on the sectional conflict then raging as well as a personal plea for reconciliation and unity.” —Met Museum label. Painting framed by Gill & Lagodich for Private Collection, shown here on view at the Metropolitan Museum.

Stonehenge, 1876, oil on canvas, 24-1/4" x 54-1/8", period English Watts frame. Framed by Gill & Lagodich for the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. “Jasper Cropsey based this view of England's most famous prehistoric site on sketches he had made during a tour of Europe 27 years earlier. The painting's warm palette and relatively loose brushwork create a moody, romantic glow. Stonehenge is part of a series Cropsey executed of Old World ruins, which remained popular subjects among 19th-century American collectors. Cropsey employed a technique called pouncing so that he could use drawings as guides for a painting. Tiny holes are pricked into the paper along the drawn lines and then the paper is placed over the canvas. The pricked drawing is rubbed with charcoal, leaving transferred dotted lines on the surface below. The remnants of Cropsey's method are only visible under infrared light.”—museum label Painting, Gift of Mrs. Thomas King Baker and Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.

Artist Sketching on Greenwood Lake, 1869, oil on canvas, 20 x 32-3/4 inches. c. 1870s American Hudson River School painting frame; gilded applied composition ornament on wood; fluted ogee profile. Molding width: 6-1/4 in. Framed by Gill & Lagodich for the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College. Painting Gift of Georgia Potter Gosnell, class of 1951, and Elizabeth Gosnell Miller, Class of 1984; 2005.28