Church became famous for his paintings of natural wonders like Niagara Falls, icebergs in the Arctic, and volcanoes in South America. He sketched this volcano, called Pichincha, on a trip to Ecuador in 1857, but made the painting ten years later in the comfort of his studio in New York. In the finished work, Church added palm trees that could not have grown on the high Andean plain. Although the volcano is dormant in the picture, its eruptions were frequent and dangerous. It had also been the site of a fierce battle in 1822 between Ecuadorian patriots (fighting for independence) and royalists (loyal to Spain), after which the country was plunged into uncertainty and sectionalism, much like the post-Civil War United States was facing at the time Church made this painting. Title Pichincha Creator Lifespan 1826/1900 Creator Nationality American Creator Gender Male Creator Death Place New York City, New York, United States Creator Birth Place Hartford, Connecticut, United States Date 1867 Location United States Physical Dimensions w48.19 x h31 in (Overall) Provenance 125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2004 Type Paintings Rights ? 2014 Philadelphia Museum of Art. All rights reserved. Medium Oil on canvas Artist/Maker Frederic Edwin Church, American, 1826 - 1900
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