Jasper Francis Cropsey

Jasper Francis Cropsey (February 18, 1823 – June 22, 1900) was an American architect and artist. He is best known for his Hudson River School landscape paintings. == Early years == Cropsey was born on the farm of his father, Jacob Rezeau Cropsey, in Rossville on Staten Island, New York, the oldest of eight children. As a boy, Cropsey had recurring periods of poor health. While absent from school, Cropsey taught himself to draw. His early drawings included architectural sketc…