Thomas Badger

Thomas Badger (1792–1868) was an artist in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He specialized in portraits.[1][2] He trained with John Ritto Penniman.[3] Portrait subjects included: John Abbot;[4] William Allen, of Bowdoin College;[5] Asa Clapp;[6] Julia Margaretta Dearborn;[7] George B. Doane;[8] Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; Benjamin Page;[9] Thomas Paul, of Boston's African Meeting House;[10] Jotham Sewall;[11] Benjamin Vaughan;[12] Charles Vaughan;[5] Frances Western Apthorp Vaughan;[5] George Wadsworth Wells;[13] Jonathan Winship.[14] Around 1849 a still life by Badger in the collection of the Boston Museum was considered "a highly finished and excellent picture, something in the style of Van Huysom. There is a truth and reality in the articles represented, seldom seen in this class of pictures."[15]

He married Rebecca Melendy (1795–1852);[16] children included George Washington (died at age 16 in 1853).[17] He was also related to the portrait artist Joseph Badger.[18] He died of "lung fever" in Cambridge in 1868.[19] Works by Badger are in the collections of the Boston Athenaeum; Maine Historical Society; Colby College; the Brick Store Museum and Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.[20]

Images
  • Portrait of H.W. Longfellow by T. Badger, c. 1829
  • Still life, by T. Badger, 19th century
  • Portrait of Thomas Paul by T. Badger, c. 1825
gollark: Also, anyone got several thousand dirt available for the discworld?
gollark: Why are you not working on the KTC thing any more anyway?
gollark: Nontechnically, just stick a floor in somewhere.
gollark: Technically, that is a basement.
gollark: PotatOS is now using YAFSS as a sandbox, which should hopefully be faster and more reliable.

References
  1. Boston Directory. 1823.
  2. Boston Almanac. 1841, 1847.
  3. Chrystler Museum of Art. Retrieved 6 February 2010
  4. Engraving of John Abbot, M.A., Professor of Ancient Languages &c in Bowdoin College. In: History of Bowdoin College. Boston : Published by James Ripley Osgood and Co., 1882. Drawn by T.Badger; engraved by J.C.Buttre.
  5. Maine Historical Society
  6. Engraving of Asa Clapp in Merchants Magazine, 1848. Drawn by Badger.
  7. Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. Engraving of George B. Doane, M.D., by John Cheney after Thomas Badger. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  9. Lithograph of Benjn. Page, M.D. Boston: W. Sharp and Co’s Lith., c. 1846. "Badger pinxt." Boston Athenaeum.
  10. Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 February 2010
  11. Lithograph of Sewall. Boston: B.W. Thayer & Co. "Thos. Badger pinxt." "R. Cooke, del."
  12. Vaughan Homestead Foundation
  13. Lithograph of George W. Wells. Boston: Bouvé and Sharp Lithrs., c. 1844. "Painted by Badger ; drawn on stone by W. Sharp." Boston Athenaeum.
  14. Brighton-Allston Historical Society
  15. Catalogue of the paintings, portraits, marble and plaster statuary, engravings and water color drawings: in the collection of the Boston Museum, together with a descriptive sketch of the institution, and general summary of the natural history specimens, curiosities, etc. Boston: Marden, 1849; p.4.
  16. Farmers Cabinet (Amherst, NH), 15 Nov. 1852.
  17. Farmers' Cabinet, 11-24-1853.
  18. "Harris Antiques, New Orleans".
  19. Farmers Cabinet (Amherst, NH), 6 Feb. 1868.
  20. Doyle New York. Retrieved 6 February 2010

Further reading
  • Thomas Badger: Portrait of an American Painter. Kennebunk, Maine: Brick Store Museum, 1993.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.