Artist

Thomas Hovenden

Portrait of Thomas Hovenden
Portrait of Thomas Hovenden

American, 1840–1895

Thomas Hovenden was an American Realism painter. 12 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art, most of them oil paintings. Thomas Hovenden was born in Dunmanway.

Thomas Hovenden (December 28, 1840 – August 14, 1895) was an Irish-born painter and teacher who spent most of his life in the United States. He painted historical works, domestic scenes and narrative subjects, some depicting African Americans.

Works by Thomas Hovenden

Collections represented

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