Estes and Lauriat

Explore selected works

The image shows a woman seated on the ground, leaning against a tree trunk. She appears relaxed and contemplative, holding an open book in one hand. The woman wears a long gown and a wide-brimmed hat. Surrounding her are lush vegetation, with water in the background and hills in the distance.
William Saint John Harper, Estes and Lauriat, Revery, 1888, etching and drypoint, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.2353

Revery

William Saint John Harper, Estes and Lauriat · 1888 · etching and drypoint ·  Accession ID  2008.115.2353

The image depicts a coastal landscape with sailboats in a harbor. A dirt path winds towards rocky outcroppings along the water's edge, surrounded by grass and shrubs. Rustic cottages with thatched roofs sit among leafy trees. The horizon is partially obscured by distant landforms and sailboats near the shore. The sky has feathery clouds and the color palette is primarily sepia. The scene is detailed with fine strokes conveying movement and serenity.
William Goodrich Beal, Estes and Lauriat, Old Gloucester Shore, 1888, etching with drypoint, Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 2008.115.804

Old Gloucester Shore

William Goodrich Beal, Estes and Lauriat · 1888 · etching with drypoint ·  Accession ID  2008.115.804

The image depicts a ground-level view of a rural scene with a path winding through trees. The horizon shows silhouettes of distant figures. Detailed etching techniques are used, creating a monochromatic palette of blacks, grays, and whites that emphasize texture and contrast.
James David Smillie, Estes and Lauriat, Up the Hill, 1879, etching in black on laid paper, Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968), 2015.19.1529

Up the Hill

James David Smillie, Estes and Lauriat · 1879 · etching in black on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2015.19.1529

""

Famous Etchers: A Series of Twenty Original Etchings by Famous Foreign and American Artists

Stephen James Ferris, Anna Lea Merritt, James David Smillie, Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl, Stephen Parrish, Edmund Henry Garrett, Peter Moran, Henry Farrer, Frederic Stuart Church, Stephen Alonzo Schoff, Otto Henry Bacher, Paul Lerat, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, Thomas Moran, Wilhelm Unger, Robert Swain Gifford, Estes and Lauriat · 1889 · bound volume with twenty etching on wove paper ·  Accession ID  2018.44.80

""

Nature and Art: Poems and Pictures from the Best Authors and Artists

Estes and Lauriat, Louise Reid Estes, James Freeman Coleman, Thomas Campbell, Leavitt Hunt, James Russell Lowell, William Shakespeare, Thomas Moore, George Eliot, John Greenleaf Whittier, John Hamilton Reynolds, Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty, Allan Ramsay, John Howard Bryant, Paul Hamilton Hayne, Bayard Taylor, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, G.W. Pettee, William Cullen Bryant, Thomas Sackville, Lucy Larcom, Robert Bloomfield, William Chamberlayne, James Russell Lowell, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Browning, George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, James Gates Percival, Bryan Waller Procter, John Chalkhill, John Clare, William Gilmore Simms, Andrew Marvell, Alfred Tennyson, Barton Tennyson, James Barron Hope, William Lisle Bowles, Thomas Moore, Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Hood, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Robert Southey, Percy Bysshe Shelley, George Eliot, Henry Fothergill Chorley, Samuel Laman Blanchard, Thomas Haynes Bayly, Robert Burns, Ephraim Peabody, Izaak Walton, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Léon Bonnat, James David Smillie, Edmund Henry Garrett, Henry Farrer, Robert Swain Gifford, Peter Moran, Albert Fitch Bellows, Samuel Colman, Edmund Henry Garrett, Ignaz Marcel Gaugengigl, Wilhelm Leibl, Leopold Carl Müller · 1882 · volume with sixteen engravings, fifteen etchings, and photolithographs ·  Accession ID  2018.44.78

""

American Etchings: A Collection of Twenty Original Etchings

Thomas Moran, Maxfield Parrish, James David Smillie, Sylvester Rosa Koehler, Estes and Lauriat · 1885 · bound volume with twenty etchings on wove paper by various artists ·  Accession ID  2018.44.34