Thomas Birch
1779-1851 Thomas Birch Gallery American painter of English birth. He was one of the most important American landscape and marine painters of the early 19th century. He moved to America in 1794 with his father William Birch (1755-1834), a painter and engraver from whom he received his artistic training. The family settled in Philadelphia, where William, armed with letters of introduction from Benjamin West to leading citizens of that city, became a drawing-master. Early in their American careers both Birches executed cityscapes, several of which were engraved. Thomas contributed a number of compositions to The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it Appeared in the Year 1800 (1800), a series of views conceived by the elder Birch in obvious imitation of comparable British productions. An English sensibility is also apparent in the many paintings of country estates executed by father and son in the early 19th century (e.g. Eaglesfield, 1808; priv. col.). These compositions, along with such portrayals of important public edifices in and near Philadelphia as Fairmount Waterworks (1821; Philadelphia, PA Acad. F.A.), emphasize the cultural progress and commercial prosperity of the young United States as well as its almost Edenic natural beauty. Birch is also known for his representations of winter landscapes.

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Thomas Birch Naval Battle Between the United States The Macedonian on Oct 30,1812 oil painting


Naval Battle Between the United States The Macedonian on Oct 30,1812
1813
Painting ID::  3097
Thomas Birch
Naval Battle Between the United States The Macedonian on Oct 30,1812
1813
   
   
     

Thomas Birch Engagement Between The Constitution and The Guerriere oil painting


Engagement Between The Constitution and The Guerriere
1813 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Painting ID::  3098
Thomas Birch
Engagement Between The Constitution and The Guerriere
1813 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
   
   
     

Thomas Birch The United States and the Macedonian oil painting


The United States and the Macedonian
mk77 1812 Oil on canvas 29x34 1/2in
Painting ID::  31871
Thomas Birch
The United States and the Macedonian
mk77 1812 Oil on canvas 29x34 1/2in
   
   
     

Thomas Birch Ship oil painting


Ship
mk212 1812 OIl on canvas 46x54in
Painting ID::  50512
Thomas Birch
Ship
mk212 1812 OIl on canvas 46x54in
   
   
     

Thomas Birch Shipwreck oil painting


Shipwreck
ca. 1829(1829) Oil on canvas 69 x 99.2 cm (27.17 x 39.06 in)
Painting ID::  70897
Thomas Birch
Shipwreck
ca. 1829(1829) Oil on canvas 69 x 99.2 cm (27.17 x 39.06 in)
   
   
     

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     1779-1851 Thomas Birch Gallery American painter of English birth. He was one of the most important American landscape and marine painters of the early 19th century. He moved to America in 1794 with his father William Birch (1755-1834), a painter and engraver from whom he received his artistic training. The family settled in Philadelphia, where William, armed with letters of introduction from Benjamin West to leading citizens of that city, became a drawing-master. Early in their American careers both Birches executed cityscapes, several of which were engraved. Thomas contributed a number of compositions to The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, as it Appeared in the Year 1800 (1800), a series of views conceived by the elder Birch in obvious imitation of comparable British productions. An English sensibility is also apparent in the many paintings of country estates executed by father and son in the early 19th century (e.g. Eaglesfield, 1808; priv. col.). These compositions, along with such portrayals of important public edifices in and near Philadelphia as Fairmount Waterworks (1821; Philadelphia, PA Acad. F.A.), emphasize the cultural progress and commercial prosperity of the young United States as well as its almost Edenic natural beauty. Birch is also known for his representations of winter landscapes.

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