Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 117 works by Thomas Doughty in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Thomas Doughty's most famous painting is Landscape with Factory (1853). In Natures Wonderland (1835) and A Lake in the White Mountains (1833) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 117 works by Thomas Doughty in our catalog, the gallery presents the 100 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
In this 1853 oil on canvas, we find ourselves observing a moment where the pastoral meets the industrial. A large tree anchors the center of the composition, its presence providing a sense of permanence against the shifting waters in the foreground. Two figures stand near the water's edge, their proximity suggesting a shared moment of contemplation or perhaps a quiet conversation amidst the landscape. In the distance, the silhouette of…
In Natures Wonderland is an oil on canvas work by the American artist Thomas Doughty. Created in 1835, this piece reflects a significant moment in the artist's career. Doughty, who lived from 1793 to 1856, was a painter who dedicated his practice to the landscape, helping to define a specific American visual language during the early nineteenth century.
A Lake in the White Mountains is an oil painting created by the American artist Thomas Doughty. This work depicts a landscape featuring a mountain range and a lake, with a waterfall situated in the mid-ground. The scene includes two small figures positioned near the edge of the water, which provides a sense of scale against the surrounding terrain. The composition utilizes a structured arrangement of foreground, middle ground, and…
In this composition, we find ourselves observing a moment of stillness within the American landscape. A man occupies the foreground on the right, his presence integrated into the natural surroundings as he engages with the environment, perhaps in pursuit of game or simply in quiet contemplation of the woods. The scene is defined by a sense of depth, achieved through a layered arrangement of trees that recede into the background,…
The brushwork is deliberate, building a scene that feels lived-in rather than staged. There is a sense of solitude here, but it is not a lonely one. It is the solitude of a person finding their place within a larger, unhurried world. The mountains do not demand attention; they simply exist, providing a steady backdrop to the small, rhythmic movements of the boats. The air feels heavy with the scent…
The oil on canvas titled River between Rocks is a work by Thomas Doughty. It captures a quiet moment of water passing through stone. The artist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1793, rendered this landscape during a period of significant development in American art. He remained active in his craft until his death in New York in 1856.
View from Stacey Hill, Stoddard, New Hampshire1830 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Winter Landscape1830 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Landscape with Fishermen1826 · Museum of Fine Arts
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The Naval Home, Gray's Ferry, Philadelphia1828 · Museum of Fine Arts
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View of the Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia, from the Opposite Side of the Schuylkill River1824 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Gilpin's Mill on the Brandywine1827
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Landscape1829 · High Museum of Art
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Hunter and Dog near Fishkill, New York1830 · Dayton Art Institute
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Delaware Water Gap1827 · Philadelphia Museum of Art
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A View of the Flat Rock on the Schuylkill, near Philadelphia1827 · Scottish National Gallery
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Landscape1828 · New Britain Museum of American Art
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A Swiss Scene1829 · Harvard Art Museums
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Landscape1829 · High Museum of Art
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Passage of the Delaware through the Blue Mountain1827
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Ruins in a Landscape1828
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Girls Crossing the Brook1829
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Fishing in a River1828
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Landscape1835 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art
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View on a New Hampshire Lake1835 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Beach Scene with Rocks II1835 · Museum of Fine Arts
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New Hampshire Lake1835 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Cove of a Mountain Lake1835 · Museum of Fine Arts
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A Lake in a Mountain Valley1836 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Beach Scene with Rocks I1834 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Lighthouse at Nantasket Beach1834 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Romantic Landscape with a Temple1834 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Two Men Fishing in a Mountain Lake1837 · Museum of Fine Arts
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The Glades at Cohasset1834 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Mountain and Lake1834 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Fishing by a Waterfall1837 · Museum of Fine Arts
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Harbor Landscape1834 · Brooklyn Museum
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Moonlit Landscape1832 · Statens Museum For Kunst
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View on the St. Croix River near Robbinston1835 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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In the Catskills1836 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art
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Landscape with Figure1836
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Desert Rock Lighthouse1836
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Landscape with Footbridge1835
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Lake Scene1833 · High Museum of Art
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Scituate Beach, Massachusetts1837
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Landscape with Waterfall1836
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Mountain Lake with Man Fishing1834
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View Toward London from Hampstead Heath1838
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View of the Susquehanna1832
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View on the St. Croix River near Robbinston1835 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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View of Boston Harbor from Dorchester Height1843 · Yale University Art Gallery
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Catskills1848
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Windsor Castle1847
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Landscape with Figures1846
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Hudson River Landscape1852
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Landscape with Curving River
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View in Maine
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EARLY WINTER, HIAWATHA ISLAND, OWEGO, NEW YORK
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Early Winter1850
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View on the Hudson in Autumn1850 · National Gallery of Art
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Lake and MountainsMuseum of Fine Arts
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Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon
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The Battlefield of Brandywine
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Spring LandscapeMetropolitan Museum of Art
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Ben Lomond
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Along the lake shore
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View of a LakeCleveland Museum of Art
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The Highlands from West Point
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On the HudsonMetropolitan Museum of Art
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Landscape with Pool
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Fanciful LandscapeNational Gallery of Art
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Morning among the Hills
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Landscape after RuisdaelBrooklyn Museum
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Palisades Neaar Fort Lee
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Harper's Ferry, Virginia 1
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River Landscape
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Moonlight
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The Battlefield of Brandywine 1
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View on the Susquehanna near Harrisburg
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Landscape with Three Lakes and a Sailboat
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Scenery in the Catskills
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Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)Art Institute of Chicago
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Denning's Point, Hudson River
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Scene Along the Hudson
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Fishing
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Scenery in the Catskills 1
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On the River
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River Landscape, The Hunt
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River Landscape 1
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ROUND TOWER ON THE RHINE
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Near Little Point, Catskill Mountains
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Maine Seacoast
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White Mountains, New HampshireLos Angeles County Museum of Art
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Landscape with Winding Road
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Gilpin’s Mill on the Brandywine
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Landscape with Stream and MountainsSmithsonian American Art Museum
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Thomas Doughty | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Museum of Fine Arts |
Boston | 17 | View from Stacey Hill, Stoddard, New Hampshire, Winter Landscape, Landscape with Fishermen |
 High Museum of Art |
Atlanta | 3 | Landscape, Landscape, Lake Scene |
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 3 | Spring Landscape, On the Hudson |
 Art Institute of Chicago |
Chicago | 2 | Landscape with Dog, Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower) |
 Smithsonian American Art Museum |
Washington, D.C. | 2 | River View with Hunters and Dogs, Landscape with Stream and Mountains |
 Statens Museum For Kunst |
Copenhagen | 2 | River between Rocks, Moonlit Landscape |
 Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art |
Providence | 2 | Landscape:The Raft, Landscape |
 Brooklyn Museum |
Brooklyn | 2 | Harbor Landscape, Landscape after Ruisdael |
Pick a decade to see the original that defines it.
In Natures Wonderland is an oil on canvas work by the American artist Thomas Doughty. Created in 1835, this piece reflects a significant moment in the artist's career. Doughty, who lived from 1793 to 1856, was a painter who dedicated his practice to the landscape, helping to define a specific American visual language during the early nineteenth century.
In this 1853 oil on canvas, we find ourselves observing a moment where the pastoral meets the industrial. A large tree anchors the center of the composition, its presence providing a sense of permanence against the shifting waters in the foreground. Two figures stand near the water's edge, their proximity suggesting a shared moment of contemplation or perhaps a quiet conversation amidst the landscape. In the distance, the silhouette of…
Landscape with Factory (1853). In Natures Wonderland (1835) and A Lake in the White Mountains (1833) come next.
60 years old: Landscape with Factory dates from 1853, and Thomas Doughty was born in 1793.
Landscape with Factory, In Natures Wonderland, A Lake in the White Mountains, Huntsman, Boating on the Lake, Peekskill, NY, Landscape with Dog, River View with Hunters and Dogs, River between Rocks, Niagara River and Landscape:The Raft. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 117 works by Thomas Doughty, dated from 1824 to 1853.
Mostly in Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), High Museum of Art (Atlanta) and Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The museum table above lists them all.
In 1830s: 34 of the 100 works on this page were made then, In Natures Wonderland among them.
On this page, the earliest is View of the Fairmount Waterworks, Philadelphia, from the Opposite Side of the Schuylkill River (1824) and the latest Landscape with Factory (1853).
Landscape (22), Mountains (11) and Rivers (11), across the 100 works on this page.
Oil On Canvas, for 5 of the 100 works on this page.
Hudson river school, judging by the originals on this page.
View from Stacey Hill, Stoddard, New Hampshire, Winter Landscape and Landscape with Fishermen: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston holds 17 of the works on this page.
