Thomas Buchanan Read
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican artist (1822-1872)
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Thomas Buchanan Read was an American poet and painter. His portraits include many famous individuals including Robert Browning, Joseph Harrison Jr., William Henry Harrison, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alfred Tennyson.
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Read's painting of the three daughters of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is considered one of his best works
The popularity of the poem "Sheridan's Ride", prompted the Union League of Philadelphia to sponsor Read to create a painting depicting the scene. Read created multiple versions of the same image including this one in 1871
Read's The Harp of Erin (1867) is held in the collection of the Cincinnati Art MuseumArtists from United States 6
About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1822 to 1872 · aged 50
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