1. Romanticism Eileen Smith

2. A focus on the self and individual Captain Charles Stewart, by Thomas Sully 1811-1812 http://www.philaprintsho p.com/images/colevoyth.jpg Many American artists during the 1800s painted portraits focusing on one person only. This painting is an example of that.

3. A yearning for the picturesque and exotic Thomas Cole, Voyage of Life-Youth 1839-40 http://www.philaprintsho p.com/images/colevoyth.jpg

4. A profound love of nature David Fragonard http://www.sanford- artedventures.com/stu dy/images/fragonard_s wing_l.jpg

5. The National Anthem - A sense of nationalism or pride in one’s country. Francis Scott Key, written 1814

6. 19th Century Architecture http://www.bc.edu/bc_or g/avp/cas/fnart/fa267/18 th/macphaedris.jpg MacPhaedris - Warner House, Portsmouth NH 1718-23 A fascination with the supernatural, the mysterious and the gothic.

7. 19th Century Garden This painting shows a standard 19th century flowering garden. The idea of flowerbeds was relatively unexplored until this time. http://www.mtholyoke.edu/cour ses/rschwart/hist255- s01/pleasure/flower_gardens.jp ghttp://www.mtholyoke.edu/cour ses/rschwart/hist255- s01/pleasure/flower_gardens.jp g Parterres de fleurs des jardins Wilton, E. Adveno Brook, 1857

8. A strong sense of nationalism or pride in one’s country http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/in_america/low.html