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Tompkins Harrison Matteson

Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813 - 1884) was active/lived in New York.  Tompkins Matteson is known for Genre, portrait and history painting.

Tompkins H. Matteson was one of the most noted painters in upstate New York during the 1850s and was well-known for genre and historical subjects.

Born in Peterboro, New York, he studied and exhibited at the National Academy of Design - established himself as a portrait painter in Sherburne, New York before moving in 1841 to New York City. In 1850, he returned to Shelburne, where he spent the remainder of his life.

A follower of William Sidney Mount, he blended rural genre and history painting, and his subjects included everyday historical, patriotic, and religious subjects. His subjects were taken from American history and rural life, and he is famous chiefly for his painting of The Spirit of '76.


An enthusiastic American Artist, his paintings are mostly of homely and historical scenes, harmonious in color and pleasing in effect. Unlike many artists of his time, he never studied in Paris, but this allowed his work to develop a distinct American   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4749 characters.]  Artist bio

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