This catalog was first published on the occasion of the exhibition Fertile Ground: The Hudson Valley Animal Paintings of Caroline Clowes , on view November 4 through December 30, 2022 at Locust Grove Estate, South Road, Poughkeepsie, New York. The exhibition is organized by the Dutchess County Historical Society in partnership with Locust Grove Estate, with generous support from the Members’ Fund of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center at Vassar College and private donors. Funding for the publication of this catalog has been provided by Hudson Views, Fishkill, New York, www.hudsonviews.com © 2024 Dutchess County Historical Society, Rhinebeck, New York. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without written permission from the Dutchess County Historical Society, 6282 Route 9, Rhinebeck, New York 12602. All plates have been reproduced with permission of the lenders. www.DCHSNY.org