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
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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
References
- ^ Boston Directory. 1823.
- ^ Boston Almanac. 1841, 1847.
- ^ Chrystler Museum of Art. Retrieved 6 February 2010
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Maine Historical Society
- ^ Engraving of Asa Clapp in Merchants Magazine, 1848. Drawn by Badger.
- ^ Portland Museum of Art, Maine. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ Engraving of George B. Doane, M.D., by John Cheney after Thomas Badger. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
- ^ Lithograph of Benjn. Page, M.D. Boston: W. Sharp and Co’s Lith., c. 1846. "Badger pinxt." Boston Athenaeum.
- ^ Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 6 February 2010
- ^ Lithograph of Sewall. Boston: B.W. Thayer & Co. "Thos. Badger pinxt." "R. Cooke, del."
- ^ Vaughan Homestead Foundation
- ^ Lithograph of George W. Wells. Boston: Bouvé and Sharp Lithrs., c. 1844. "Painted by Badger ; drawn on stone by W. Sharp." Boston Athenaeum.
- ^ Brighton-Allston Historical Society
- ^ 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.
- ^ Farmers Cabinet (Amherst, NH), 15 November 1852.
- ^ Farmers' Cabinet, 11-24-1853.
- ^ "Harris Antiques, New Orleans".
- ^ Farmers Cabinet (Amherst, NH), 6 February 1868.
- ^ Doyle New York. Retrieved 6 February 2010
Further reading
- Thomas Badger: Portrait of an American Painter. Kennebunk, Maine: Brick Store Museum, 1993.
External links
- WorldCat. Badger, Thomas 1792-1868
- Chrysler Museum of Art. Badger's Still Life with Fruit and Wine, c. 1817.
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