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Edward lamson Henry
A popular and prolific genre artists at the end of the 19th century
American , 181-1919
American painter. He received his first art instruction in New York from Walter M. Oddie (1808-65), followed by two years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1858-60). After this he left for a two-year stay abroad, studying with Paul Weber (1823-1916), Charles Gleyre and Courbet. In 1864 he served as a captain's clerk on a boat taking supplies to the Union army. Two notable pictures that emerged from this experience were City Point, Virginia, Headquarters of General Grant (1865-72; Andover, MA, Phillips Acad., Addison Gal. A.) and Westover Mansion (1869; Washington, DC, Corcoran Gal. A.). He soon won recognition and was elected to the National Academy by 1869. Many of his paintings were sold before exhibition,
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Painting ID:: 33015
Early Days of Rapid Transit
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Painting ID:: 38687
Kept in
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Oil on canvas
1889
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Painting ID:: 49285
City Point.Headquarters of General Grant
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1872
Oil on canvas
29x60
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Painting ID:: 70994
The Cathedral of Piacenza
ca. 1868(1868)
Oil on panel
27.5 x 45.7 cm (10.83 x 17.99 in)
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Painting ID:: 71966
Cathedral of Piacenza
Date ca. 1868(1868)
Dimensions 27.5 X 45.7 cm
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Edward lamson Henry
A popular and prolific genre artists at the end of the 19th century
American , 181-1919
American painter. He received his first art instruction in New York from Walter M. Oddie (1808-65), followed by two years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1858-60). After this he left for a two-year stay abroad, studying with Paul Weber (1823-1916), Charles Gleyre and Courbet. In 1864 he served as a captain's clerk on a boat taking supplies to the Union army. Two notable pictures that emerged from this experience were City Point, Virginia, Headquarters of General Grant (1865-72; Andover, MA, Phillips Acad., Addison Gal. A.) and Westover Mansion (1869; Washington, DC, Corcoran Gal. A.). He soon won recognition and was elected to the National Academy by 1869. Many of his paintings were sold before exhibition,
. Related Artists to Edward lamson Henry: | Georges Clairin | Sir Hubert von Herkomer,RA,RWS | Serhii Vasylkivsky | Jacopo del Casentino | CLAESZ, Pieter |
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