T. H. Matteson
American painter
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Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813-1884) was an American painter. Matteson was born in Peterboro, New York, 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.[1]
Tompkins ran a studio in New York City from 1841 to 1850. He died in Sherburne, New York, in 1884.
Gallery of works
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The Scarlet Letter
The Trial of George Jacobs, August 5th, 1692
The Making of Ammunition
First Continental Congress at prayer (1848)
The Meeting of Hetty and Hist
Further reading
- Tuckerman, Henry T. Book of the Artists: American Artist Life. New York: G. P. Putnam and Sons, 1867.
