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Louisana paintings by French-born François Bernard (1812–a 1880)
François Bernard (French-born Louisiana painter, 1812–a 1880) Paulina de Graffenried (Mrs. James Belton Pickett) and Sallie Pickett (Mrs. Robert C. Cummings)Portrait, landscape, & genre painter,...
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Quirky, Folky Portrait of Early 19C American Women
Unknown Vermont Artist. Woman in a Rose Dress c 1805-1815Several New England artists shared a unique painting style during the 1820s-30s. Women depicted by these artists exhibit several similar...
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Louisiana paintings by French-born Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans 1801–1888
.Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans (French-born Louisiana artist, 1801–1888) Member of the Beauviais-Decuir FamilyJacques Guillaume Lucien Amans (1801–1888) was a French neoclassical portrait painter...
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Louisiana paintings by French-born Jean Joseph Vaudechamp 1790–1866
Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (French-born New Orleans artist, 1790–1866) Mme Francoise St AmantFrench-born Jean Joseph Vaudechamp (1790–1866) was a was a pupil of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson. In...
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19C Americans in their grand Victorian homes
James Wells Champney (American artist, 1843–1903) Wedding Presents Eastman Johnson (American genre painter, 1824-1906). Not at Home (An Interior of the Artist's House)Edward Lamson Henry (American...
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1830s American Families by Jospeh H Davis 1811-1865
Joseph H Davis (American artist, 1811-1865) Sewell & Sally Marden of Deerfield NH 1837 (Cat, Top Hat, Newspaper, Painted Table, Patterned Carpet, Lady in Apron)Joseph H. Davis was one of numerous...
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Early 19C American Families
1804 Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl (American artist, (c 1785-8–1838) Family Portrait. 1807 The Smith Family 1807 Rachel King Smith (1774-1823) and James Smith (1762-1818), Dumfries, VirginiaJoshua...
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Autumn in 19C America
John George Brown (American genre painter, 1831-1913) Autumn LandscapeJohn George Brown (American genre painter, 1831-1913) The Country GallantsWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) In Autumn...
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Portraits attributed to American Artist Zedekiah Belknap 1781-1858
Zedekiah Belknap (American artist, 1781-1858) Hannah Beaman Thomas (1774-1855), 1836I am not convinced, that all of these paintings are by the same hand; but they are each attributed to Belknap by one...
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Catharine Littlefield 1755-1814 m Rev War Gen Nathanael Greene & helpled Eli...
James Frothingham (American artist, 1786–1864) Catharine Littlefield Greene MillerCatherine “Caty” Littlefield was born in New Shoreham, R.I., on Block Island. The 3rd child of 5, she was the 1st...
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1841 Rare African American portraits connected to Philadlphia's 1st Mayor
Franklin Street (Philadelphia artist) Charles Montier (1818–1905) 1841Franklin Street (Philadelphia artist) Elizabeth Brown Montier (1820–c. 1858) The Philadelphia Museum of Art houses an extremely...
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American artist Winslow Homer 1836–1910 takes us fishing in 19th-century America
Winslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) A Good OneWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836–1910) An Unexpected CatchWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836–1910) Bass Fishing Florida 1890Winslow Homer...
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A 19C Shaker Community Restored in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky
Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, was a Shaker religious community from 1805 through 1910. Shakertown, as it is known by the locals, is about 25 miles southwest of Lexington, in the state's bluegrass region.By...
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Lucy Wright (1760-1821), Shaker leader & successor to its founder, Ann Lee
Lucy Wright (1760-1821), a Shaker leader & the dominant figure during the period of the society’s greatest growth, was a female successor to its founder, Ann Lee.She was born in Pittsfield, Mass.,...
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The Shakers 18C - 19C & Founder "Mother" Ann Lee 1736-1784
Shaker Village, Canterbury, New HampshireAnn Lee (1736-1784), founder of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly called Shakers in the United States, was born in...
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Music & Dance - Early 19C Philadelphia by John Lewis Krimmel 1786-1821
Immigrant artist John Lewis Krimmel was one of the first painters to record early 4th of July celebrations. He was born in Ebingen, Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1787, and accidently drowned near...
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Music - Early Fall at the Lake 1857
Jerome Thompson (American painter, 1814-1886) Recreations 1857 detail
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African American spirituals & the shout...
The Shout at a Prayer Meeting, Georgia, Charles Stearns, The Black Man of the South (New York, 1872)The very first negro spirituals were inspired by African music even if the tunes were not far from...
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19C American Women, Music & Dance
Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906) Fiddling his Way (Black fiddle player)Cornelius Krieghoff (Canadian genre painter, 1815-1872), Fiddler and Boy Doing Jig Eastman Johnson (American...
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Celebrating in 1830-60s America - Music & Dance by William Sidney Mount...
William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Catching the Tune 1866-7William Sidney Mount (American painter, 1807-1868) Dance of the Haymakers 1845The Irish tradition of "dancing a jig" in the...
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