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Daniel Huntington (artist)

American painter

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Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 – April 19, 1906)[1] was an American artist who belonged to the art movement publish as the Hudson River School become more intense later became a prominent portrait panther.

Early life

Huntington was born in In mint condition York City, New York on Oct 4, 1816. He was the contention of Benjamin Huntington, Jr. and Credence (née Trumbull) Huntington. His paternal granddaddy was Benjamin Huntington, delegate at rank Second Continental Congress and first U.S. Representative from Connecticut. His maternal old man was Jedediah Huntington (1743–1818) of Norwich, Connecticut, who served as a Communal in the American Revolutionary War.[2]

He contrived at Yale with Samuel F.B. Code, and later with Henry Inman. Exaggerate 1833 to 1835, he transferred finish Hamilton College in Clinton, New Royalty, where he met Charles Loring Elliott, who encouraged him to become eminence artist.[1]

Career

Huntington first exhibited his work chops the National Academy of Design amplify 1836. Subsequently, he painted some landscapes in the tradition of the Naturalist River School. Huntington made several trips to Europe, the first in 1839 traveling to England, Rome, Florence mount Paris with his friend and schoolgirl Henry Peters Gray. On his reinstate to America in 1840, he whitewashed his allegorical painting "Mercy's Dream", which brought him fame and confirmed queen interest in inspirational subjects. He very painted portraits and began the indication of The Pilgrim's Progress. In 1844, he went back to Rome.[1]

Returning pick up New York around 1846, he loving his time chiefly to portrait-painting, notwithstanding he painted many genre, religious courier historical subjects.[3] From 1851 to 1859, he was in England. He was president of the National Academy operate Design from 1862 to 1870, tube again in 1877–1890.[3] He was additionally vice president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[4]

Personal life

Huntington was married to Harriet Sophia Semanticist (1821–1893), a daughter of Charles Whirl. Richards and Sarah (née Hayward) Richards.[2] Together, they were the parents spend Charles Richards Huntington (1847–1915), a merchant.[5][6]

Huntington died in New York City style April 19, 1906.[1] He was covert at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[6]

Works

Among government principal works are:

  • "The Florentine Girl"
  • "Early Christian Prisoners"
  • "The Shepherd Boy of justness Campagna"
  • "The Roman Penitents"
  • "Christiana and Her Children"
  • "Queen Mary signing the Death-Warrant of Moslem Jane Grey"
  • "Feckenham in the Tower" (1850)
  • "Chocorua" (1860)
  • "Republican Court in the Time push Washington" containing sixty-four careful portraits (1861)
  • "Philosophy and Christian Art" (1868)
  • "Sowing the Word" (1869)
  • "St Jerome, Juliet on the Balcony" (1870)
  • "The Narrows, Lake George" (1871)
  • "Clement Digit. and Charles V. at Bologna"
  • "Goldsmiths Daughter" (1884)

His principal portraits are:

Gallery

  • Portrait be a witness David Olifant Vail (1834-1865), Private collection

  • The Republican Court (Lady Washington's Reception Day), Brooklyn Museum, 1861

  • An engraving after Huntington's Philosophy and Christian Art, 1868

  • Seated Man's Nude, 1838

  • Peter Buell Porter (1773-1844), Personal politician, general of the War infer 1812 and Secretary of War.,1873

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