Artist: Thomas Doughty (1793 - 1856)
Nationality: American
Movement: Hudson River School
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Thomas Doughty was born in Philadelphia, where he lived most of his life except for periods where he resided in Boston and New York. He was a self-taught painter, traveling to Europe in 1837 and 1845. Doughty was the first American painter to paint landscapes exclusively and is considered to be the forerunner of the Hudson River School. He was also a pioneer of lithography in the United States.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Thomas Doughty, Lake of the Mountains, 1829
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Thomas Doughty, View on the St. Croix River near Robbinston, 1835
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 View on a New Hampshire Lake about 1835 Oil on panel
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Thomas Doughty - Along the Hudson 1852 oil on canvas Utah Museum of Fine Arts American
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Thomas Doughty - View of a Lake c. 1830's oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Thomas Doughty - Fanciful Landscape 1834 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Doughty - A Romantic Landscape 1834 Oil on Canvas Birmingham Museum of Art American
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Thomas Doughty - In Nature's Wonderland 1835 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Thomas Doughty - Harpers Ferry from Below c. 1825 pen and ink, and wat Corcoran Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Mountain and Lake 1834 Oil on panel 40 x 58.42 cm
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 The Glades at Cohasset 1834 Oil on panel 27.62 x 35.88
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Lake and Mountains 1820s Oil on panel 38.42 x 58.42 cm
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Beach Scene with Rocks II 1835 Oil on canvas 45.72 x
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Cove of a Mountain Lake 1835 Oil on canvas 29.84 x
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Thomas Doughty - White Mountains, New Hampshire 1836 oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Thomas Doughty - Rowing on a Mountain Lake 1832 oil on canvas Hood Museum of Art American
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Fishing by a Waterfall about 1837 Oil on canvas 43.18 x
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 A Lake in a Mountain Valley 1836 Oil on canvas 45.4
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Winter Landscape 1830 Oil on canvas 34.29 x 49.53 cm (13
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Lighthouse at Nantasket Beach about 1834 Oil on paper mounted on
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Beach Scene with Rocks I 1834 Oil on paperboard 31.75 x
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 View of Baltimore from Beech Hill 1822 Oil on canvas 36.19
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 View from Stacey Hill, Stoddard, New Hampshire 1830 Oil on canvas
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 Landscape with Fishermen 1826 Oil on canvas 43.18 x 62.23 cm
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Thomas Doughty - Anthony's Nose, Lake George, New York c. 1837-38 oil on canvas Brooks Museum American
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Thomas Doughty, American, 1793-1856 The Naval Home, Gray"s Ferry, Philadelphia 1828 Oil on panel 60.32
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The Resurrection French or German Painter, late 15th centuryOil and silver on wood, gold ground;
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Thomas Gainsborough - The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham c. 1775-1777 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art British
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Thomas Sully, The Reverend Thomas Stockton, 1843
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Thomas Sully - Thomas Alston 1826 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Thomas Lupton, Thomas Chalmers, D.D, L.L.D, & F.R.S.E., 18th - 19th century
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Thomas Sully - Thomas Handasyd Perkins 1832 oil on canvas Boston Athenaeum American
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Thomas Sully - Mrs. Caleb Newbold and Her Son Thomas 1813 oil on canvas The Columbus Museum
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Thomas Cornell, Pig, 1960
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Thomas Hill, Reverend Thomas Starr King, 19th - 20th century
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Hans Holbein the Younger - Sir Thomas More 1527 oil on panel The Frick Collection German
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Thomas King, Thomas Parr, aged 152 years, 18th century
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Thomas Cheesman - Thomas Moor Ld. Chancelour (after Hans Holbien) 1812 colored print University of California, Berkeley Art Museum English
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George de Forest Brush, American, 1855-1941 The Thomas Sisters (Margaret Thomas Gardiner and Helen Thomas
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John Singleton Copley - Thomas Amory II c. 1770-1772 oil on canvas Corcoran Gallery of Art American

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Van Gogh Museum: American Beauty: Painting and Sculpture from The Detroit Institute of Arts, 1770-1920

Although the artists were familiar with and reacted to European art, they simultaneously developed their own individual style. To shed light on the various artistic currents the exhibition is organized around themes such as American Icons, Impress...

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