Tompkins Harrison Matteson was an American painter born in
Peterboro, New York
Peterboro, located approximately southeast of Syracuse, New York, is a historic hamlet and currently the administrative center for the Town of Smithfield, Madison County, New York, United States. Peterboro has a Post Office, ZIP code 13134 ...
, in 1813. Matteson studied at the
National Academy of Design and was inspired by the works of
William Sidney Mount. Matteson's paintings are known for their historical, patriotic, and religious themes. One of his most famous paintings is ''Justice's Court in the Back Woods''.
Tompkins ran a studio in New York City from 1841 to 1850. He died in
Sherburne, New York, in 1884.
Gallery of works
Matteson Scarlet Letter.jpg,
Matteson Trial of George Jacobs.jpg,
Examination of a Witch - Tompkins Matteson.jpg,
The Making of Ammunition Tompkins Harrison Matteson 1855.jpeg,
First continental Congress at Prayer.jpg,
The Meeting of Hetty and Hist LACMA M.2003.66.jpg,
Further reading
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Tuckerman, Henry T. ''Book of the Artists: American Artist Life''. New York: G. P. Putnam and Sons, 1867.
References
1813 births
1884 deaths
19th-century American painters
American male painters
Artists from New York (state)
People from Peterboro, New York
National Academy of Design alumni
19th-century American male artists
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