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Thomas Hovenden

American, 1840–1895

WA-00045334

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WikidataQ3525211

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Death yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓

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Smithsonianhttps://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artist/?id=2320
Tier 1 · Institutional95%

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Why this artist matters now

Thomas Hovenden was an Irish-born painter and teacher who spent most of his life in the United States. He painted historical works, domestic scenes and narrative subjects, some depicting African Americans.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 95% · Updated 8d ago

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Artworks (11)

The Wedding Ring

1885 · etching

plate: 597 x 337 mm image: 502 x 261 mm sheet: 638 x 498 mm

National Gallery of Art

The Village Blacksmith

1882 · Graphite on off-white wove paper

10 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (27.6 x 16.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Last Moments of John Brown

1882 · Oil on canvas

77 3/8 x 66 1/4 in. (196.5 x 168.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "John Brown in Prison"

1881 · Graphite and chinese white on tan paper

9 5/16 x 11 3/8 in. (23.7 x 28.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Studies for Elaine

1880 · graphite on blue wove paper

sheet: 29.9 × 21.7 cm (11 3/4 × 8 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Standing Woman

1878 · Graphite and gouache watercolor on blue wove paper

11 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. (29.8 x 21.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman with Outstretched Arms

1870 · graphite on two joined sheets of wove paper

sheet (irregular): 39.05 × 29.21 cm (15 3/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Standing Nude Girl

1840 · charcoal on off-white laid paper

overall: 62.2 x 44.5 cm (24 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Study of two female figures

1840 · Graphite on tan wove paper

17 1/2 x 12 in. (44.5 x 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Standing Woman with Man in Outline

1840 · Graphite and white gouache on tan wove paper

17 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (45.1 x 29.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of a Man

1840 · Graphite and white gouache on blue wove paper

13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (33.3 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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11 published of 15 catalogued · 15 with image

The Met
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Nga
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Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing (1890)

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Smithsonian American Art Museum National Gallery of Art National Portrait Gallery

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