# Theodore Cole Observing his Toy Sailboat, Catskill, New York

- By: Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900)
- Date: October 1844
- Medium: Graphite on white wove paper
- Classification: Drawings
- Dimensions: 18.8 × 11.9 cm (7 3/8 × 4 11/16 in.)
- Culture: New York
- Credit line: Gift of Louis P. Church
- Museum: [Smithsonian Institution](https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/22518)
- Rights: [CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/web/90fa70ce6e5c80dfe73e8c527fc7c7a7.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

Figure and landscape sketch showing Thomas Cole's son, Theodore (also known as Teddy), kneeling beside a river or stream as his observes his toy sailboat floating by. With his form reflected in the water below, Theodore has a contented expression as he wears a straw hat and rests his head on his hand. In the middle distance at left, a twisted tree and its branches arch over the boy, neatly framing him. In the background at right, the distant Catskill Escarpment is outlined along the horizon.