Keywords: Frederick Edwin Church - Morning in the Tropics - Walters 37147.jpg Inspired by German scientist Baron Alexander von Humboldt who explored Latin America at the end of the 18th century Church traveled widely in search of romantic subjects visiting South America in 1853 and 1857 Sketches of the spectacular tropical scenery made during his second voyage to Ecuador and Colombia served as the basis for this well-known painting which was frequently reproduced as a print ca 1858 Oil on canvas cm 21 35 5 ; Framed cm 39 4 54 6 8 9 accession number 37 147 4216 William Ranny 1813-1857 date and mode of acquisition unknown William Ranney Fund Sale New York 1858 William T Walters Baltimore 1858 mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1858 Romanticism in America Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1940 Major Works in Minor Scale American Federation of Arts New York 1959-1960 Frederic Edwin Church National Collection of Fine Arts Washington; Albany Institute of History and Art Albany; Knoedler Co New York 1966 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 The American Artist as Painter and Draftsman The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2001 The Walters' American Collection The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2005-2006 place of origin USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Paintings by Frederic Edwin Church Paintings in the Walters Art Museum Oil paintings of landscapes Paintings of palms 1850s landscape paintings |