Thomas Hicks (painter)

Portrait of Red Jacket

Thomas Hicks (1823 – 1890), was an American painter.

Biography

He was born in Newtown, Pennsylvania and became a portrait painter, but is also known for genre works.[1] He is known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was engraved by Leopold Grozelier. Charles Henry Yewell studied with him for a time.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Thomas Hicks in the RKD
  2. ↑ David Bernard Dearinger; National Academy of Design (U.S.) (2004). Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826-1925. Hudson Hills. ISBN 978-1-55595-029-3.
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