Libby Prison, 1863
Artist in the Global Art Registry
David Gilmour Blythe
1815–1865 · American
- Born
- 1815 · East Liverpool
- Died
- 1865 · Pittsburgh
5 works in the Collect24 Registry
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David Gilmour Blythe was a self-taught American artist known for paintings that satirically portrayed political and social situations. He was also an accomplished portraitist and poet.
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David Gilmour Blythe (May 9, 1815 – May 15, 1865) was a self-taught American artist best known for paintings which satirically portrayed political and social situations. Blythe was also an accomplished portraitist and poet. He is widely regarded as the Pittsburgh region's pre-eminent nineteenth-century painter.
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Registered works
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In museum collections
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In gallery collections
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Selected registered works by David Gilmour Blythe
Selected from 5 works by David Gilmour Blythe in the Collect24 Registry.
David Gilmour Blythe
Libby Prison, 1863
oil paint
61.3 × 91.8 cm
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
C24-453419
David Gilmour Blythe
Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion, 1862
oil paint
45.7 × 55.9 cm
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
C24-453418
David Gilmour Blythe
In the Pittsburgh Post Office, 1860
oil paint
63.8 × 76.2 cm
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
C24-453417
David Gilmour Blythe
Corn Husking, ca. 1863–64
Oil on canvas
61 × 85.1 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-137393
David Gilmour Blythe
Old Virginia Home, 1864
Oil on canvas
52.7 × 73 cm
Art Institute of Chicago
C24-106149
Museums and collections
Where works by David Gilmour Blythe are registered
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston
United States
3 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
1 work
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
1 work
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