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Thomas Birch
1779-1851
Thomas Birch Gallery
American painter of English birth. He was one of the most important American landscape and marine painters of the early 19th century. He moved to America in 1794 with his father William Birch (1755-1834), a painter and engraver from whom he received his artistic training. The family settled in Philadelphia, where William, armed with letters of introduction from Benjamin West to leading citizens of that city, became a drawing-master. Early in their American careers both Birches executed cityscapes, several of which were engraved. Thomas contributed a number of compositions to The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it Appeared in the Year 1800 (1800), a series of views conceived by the elder Birch in obvious imitation of comparable British productions. An English sensibility is also apparent in the many paintings of country estates executed by father and son in the early 19th century (e.g. Eaglesfield, 1808; priv. col.). These compositions, along with such portrayals of important public edifices in and near Philadelphia as Fairmount Waterworks (1821; Philadelphia, PA Acad. F.A.), emphasize the cultural progress and commercial prosperity of the young United States as well as its almost Edenic natural beauty. Birch is also known for his representations of winter landscapes.
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Naval Battle Between the United States The Macedonian on Oct 30,1812
1813
Painting ID:: 3097
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Naval_Battle_Between_the_United_States_The_Macedonian_on_Oct_30,1812
1813
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Engagement Between The Constitution and The Guerriere
1813
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Painting ID:: 3098
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Engagement_Between_The_Constitution_and_The_Guerriere
1813
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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The United States and the Macedonian
mk77
1812
Oil on canvas
29x34 1/2in
Painting ID:: 31871
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The_United_States_and_the_Macedonian
mk77
1812
Oil on canvas
29x34 1/2in
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Ship
mk212
1812
OIl on canvas
46x54in
Painting ID:: 50512
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Ship
mk212
1812
OIl on canvas
46x54in
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Shipwreck
ca. 1829(1829)
Oil on canvas
69 x 99.2 cm (27.17 x 39.06 in)
Painting ID:: 70897
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Shipwreck
ca. 1829(1829)
Oil on canvas
69 x 99.2 cm (27.17 x 39.06 in)
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Thomas_Birch
1779-1851
Thomas Birch Gallery
American painter of English birth. He was one of the most important American landscape and marine painters of the early 19th century. He moved to America in 1794 with his father William Birch (1755-1834), a painter and engraver from whom he received his artistic training. The family settled in Philadelphia, where William, armed with letters of introduction from Benjamin West to leading citizens of that city, became a drawing-master. Early in their American careers both Birches executed cityscapes, several of which were engraved. Thomas contributed a number of compositions to The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it Appeared in the Year 1800 (1800), a series of views conceived by the elder Birch in obvious imitation of comparable British productions. An English sensibility is also apparent in the many paintings of country estates executed by father and son in the early 19th century (e.g. Eaglesfield, 1808; priv. col.). These compositions, along with such portrayals of important public edifices in and near Philadelphia as Fairmount Waterworks (1821; Philadelphia, PA Acad. F.A.), emphasize the cultural progress and commercial prosperity of the young United States as well as its almost Edenic natural beauty. Birch is also known for his representations of winter landscapes.
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