American, 1833-1912  Related Paintings of William Ludwell Sheppard :. | Mediterranean Beauty | Fonte des neiges a l Estaque | The Sortie from Gibraltar | Mutter und Schwester des Kunstlers | Lamentation over the Dead Christ dfg |
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Artur Timoteo da Costa
Brazilian 1882-1923 Artur Timoteo da Costa Gallery
Felix Hilaire Buhot
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Edward lamson Henry
A popular and prolific genre artists at the end of the 19th century American , 181-1919 American painter. He received his first art instruction in New York from Walter M. Oddie (1808-65), followed by two years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia (1858-60). After this he left for a two-year stay abroad, studying with Paul Weber (1823-1916), Charles Gleyre and Courbet. In 1864 he served as a captain's clerk on a boat taking supplies to the Union army. Two notable pictures that emerged from this experience were City Point, Virginia, Headquarters of General Grant (1865-72; Andover, MA, Phillips Acad., Addison Gal. A.) and Westover Mansion (1869; Washington, DC, Corcoran Gal. A.). He soon won recognition and was elected to the National Academy by 1869. Many of his paintings were sold before exhibition,