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Thomas Doughty
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Scituate Beach, Massachusetts
Painting ID:: 85943
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Thomas Doughty
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1793-1856
Thomas Doughty (July 19, 1793 ?C July 22, 1856) was an American artist of the Hudson River School.
"Gilpin's Mill on the Brandywine" attributed to Thomas Doughty circa 1827Born in Philadelphia, Thomas Doughty was the first American artist to work exclusively as a landscapist and was successful both for his skill and the fact that Americans were turning their interest to landscape. He was known for his quiet, often atmospheric landscapes of the rivers and mountains of Pennsylvania, New York, New England, and especially the Hudson River Valley. He taught himself how to paint while aprenticing for a leather manufacturer. |
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Scituate Beach, Massachusetts |
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Oil on panel.
Date 1837(1837)
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