Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851

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Thomas Birch was a marine, landscape, portrait, and miniature painter. The son of artist William Russell Birch, he was born in England in 1799 and emigrated to Philadelphia with his father in 1794. The two worked together as William Birch & Son until 1800, designing, engraving, and publishing views of Philadelphia. Thomas Birch continued to work in Philadelphia until his death in 1851. He exhibited his work in many locations and was an honorary member of the National Academy. Birch is especially noted for his marine and winter scenes and his paintings of the naval battles of the War of 1812.

From the description of Drawings and loose papers, 1810-1840. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122393946

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referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Coates, Saunder. Correspondence, 1838. Clarke Historical Library
creatorOf Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851. Drawings and loose papers, 1810-1840. Winterthur Library
creatorOf Birch, Thomas. [Thomas Birch] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
referencedIn Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950,. Collection of autographs of Charles E. Goodspeed, 1660-1865 (bulk1710-1790). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865. Correspondence, 1822-1849. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Albert Duveen art reference files Archives of American Art
referencedIn Dixon, Jeremiah. Correspondence and accounts of the Mason and Dixon survey, 1758-1769. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Rubens Peale correspondence, 1822-1849, 1822-1849 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Birch, Thomas, 1779-1851. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
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associatedWith Birch, George, person
associatedWith Coates, Saunder. person
associatedWith Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824. person
associatedWith Duveen, Albert. person
associatedWith Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950, person
associatedWith Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865. person
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Thomas Birch, person
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Pennsylvania--Philadelphia
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Birth 1779

Death 1851-01-03

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