Trotter, Newbold Hough, 1827-1898

Newbold Hough Trotter was a Philadelphia artist known primarily for his paintings of animals. He was also a landscape painter. He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1858, and also at the Boston Athenaeum.

From the description of Daybook, 1854-1868. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122355410

Newbold Hough Trotter was born in Philadelphia in 1827. Newbold was primarily a self-taught painter, studying only briefly at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and at The Hague in Holland (under William T. van Starkenborg). The main focus of his work was Nature, especially American landscapes and animals. Trotter's work was recognized and exhibited during his lifetime. His painting, Wounded Buffalo Pursued by Prairie Wolves, was purchased by Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman for Army headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Trotter died in New Jersey in 1898.

From the guide to the Sketches by Newbold Hough Trotter, Trotter, Newbold Hough, 1792-1801; undated, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)