American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour
1845Oil on canvas
Olana State
Historic Site,
Hudson,NewYork
16.25 x 23.5 in.
1845Oil on canvas
Olana State
Historic Site,
Hudson,NewYork
16.25 x 23.5 in.
Height Width
INS/CM Quality
X
Moses Viewing Promised Land
Moses Viewing Promised Land
Painting ID:: 10640
1846Oil on
academy board
10 x 12.5 in.
1846Oil on
academy board
10 x 12.5 in.
Height Width
INS/CM Quality
X
Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford in 1636
Hooker and Company Journeying through the Wilderness from Plymouth to Hartford in 1636
Painting ID:: 10641
American Hudson River School Painter, 1826-1900 ..American painter. He was a leading representative of the second generation of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL, who made an important contribution to American landscape painting in the 1850s and 1860s. The son of a wealthy and prominent businessman, he studied briefly in Hartford with two local artists, Alexander Hamilton Emmons (1816-84) and Benjamin Hutchins Coe (1799-1883). Thanks to the influence of the Hartford patron DANIEL WADSWORTH, in 1844 he became the first pupil accepted by Thomas Cole. This was an unusual honour