1830s Camp Meeting or Religious Revival in Virginia
A Narrative of the Visit to the American Churches by Andrew Reed (1782-1862) and James Matheson published in 1838Early 19th-century camp meetingWe were now on the Northern Neck, an isthmus of various...
View ArticleEarly 19th-Century Americans attributed to John Brewster Jr. 1766-1854
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View ArticleAbigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) & the Adams' home at Braintree, Massachusetts
Abigail Smith was born on November 11, 1744, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, the 2nd child of Elizabeth Quincy Smith & the Reverend William Smith. Her father was pastor of Weymouth's North Parish...
View Article1800s 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...
View Article1855 American Country Life
Fanny Palmer (American artist, 1812-1876) Published by N Currier American Country Life, 1855
View ArticlePaintings of life in the city
. Thomas Le Clear (American genre artist, 1818–1862) Young AmericaHenry Mosler (American genre artist, 1841 – 1920) Canal Street MarketJohn George Brown (American artist, 1831-1913) The...
View Article1868 A Stopping Place along the road
A Stopping Place on the Road. The Horse Shed. Currier and Ives 1868
View ArticlePaintings of life on the water
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Lady on a BoatWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) An Adirondack LakeNelson Augustus Moore (American artist, 1824-1902) A Study in the Narrows, Lake...
View Article1853 Farm Scene
Fanny Palmer (American artist, 1812-1876) Published by N Currier American Farm Scene 1 1853
View ArticleBack & forth - Crossing the Atlantic
Henry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Departure from New York HarborHenry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) The DepartureHenry Bacon (American artist, 1839–1912) Distant ThoughtsHenry Bacon...
View ArticleCarriage Ride
Chevaux & Voitures. Le Cabriolet a Pompe. Published by M. Knoedler & Co. New York.
View ArticlePaintings of the horse & carriage
Edward Lamson Henry (American genre artist, 1841–1919) A Chat After MeetingEdward Lamson Henry (American genre artist, 1841–1919) Along the Delaware and Hudson CanalEdward Lamson Henry (American genre...
View ArticleAmerican Families by Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906) was an American painter who helped establish the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Best known for his genre paintings of scenes from everyday...
View Article1853 Farm Yard
Fanny Palmer (American artist, 1812-1876) Published by N Currier American Farm Scenes 3 1853
View Article1824 James Fenimore Cooper writes of "proper" work for women in America
From James Fenimore Cooper, Notions of the AmericansNEW-ENGLAND. 1824. On the Proper Occupations of Women in America.Edward Lamson Henry (American Painter, 1841-1919) Woman with a BabyThere is...
View Article1810 View of the Mansion of the late Lord Timothy Dexter in Newburyport
A View of the Mansion of the late Lord Timothy Dexter in High street, Newburyport, 1810.
View ArticlePaintings of life on the farm
George Henry Durrie (American Painter, 1820-1863) Haying at Jones InnWinslow Homer (American artist, 1836-1910) The Milk MaidNelson Augustus Moore (American artist, 1824-1902) Farmer, Son and White...
View ArticleRural 19th-Century America by Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)
Eastman Johnson (American painter, 1824-1906) was an American painter who helped establish the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Best known for his genre paintings of scenes from everyday life, he also...
View Article1832 Views of Cincinnati, Ohio by New Orleans artist Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)
1832 View of Mr Pendelton's House near Cincinnati Ohio by Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)1832 View of Mr Pendelton's House near Cincinnati Ohio by Adrien Mayers (? 1801–1833)Although there is no way to...
View Article1828 Mid-West Revivals as Dangerous Entertainment
Frances Trollope, Domestic Manners of the Americans. Written during her stay in America, 1827-1831Mid-West Revivals as Dangerous Entertainment 1828.I never saw any people who appeared to live so much...
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