Robert Walter Weir

Jun 18.1803-May 1.1889, Painter and teacher. By his own account he was self-taught, with the exception of a few lessons from an unknown heraldic painter named Robert Cooke. However, after exhibiting a few works that were praised by the local press, he was sent to Italy by a group of New York and Philadelphia businessmen for further studies. There he trained with Florentine history painter Pietro Benvenuti. After three years in Europe (1824-7), he returned to New York, where he quickly became a mainstay of the artistic community. In 1831 he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Design in New York, and three years later he was made instructor of drawing at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, a post he held for the next 42 years.


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Robert Walter Weir Embarkation of the Pilgrims oil


Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Painting ID::  39070
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
mk140 1857 Oil on canvas
mk140 1857 Oil_on_canvas
   
   
     

Robert Walter Weir Embarkation of the Pilgrims oil


Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Painting ID::  71515
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
ca. 1857(1857) Oil on canvas 122.2 x 183.5 cm (48.11 x 72.24 in)
   
   
     

Robert Walter Weir Embarkation of the Pilgrims oil


Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Painting ID::  72703
Embarkation of the Pilgrims
Date ca. 1857(1857) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 122.2 X 183.5 cm (48.11 X 72.24 in) cyf
   
   
     

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     Robert Walter Weir
     Jun 18.1803-May 1.1889, Painter and teacher. By his own account he was self-taught, with the exception of a few lessons from an unknown heraldic painter named Robert Cooke. However, after exhibiting a few works that were praised by the local press, he was sent to Italy by a group of New York and Philadelphia businessmen for further studies. There he trained with Florentine history painter Pietro Benvenuti. After three years in Europe (1824-7), he returned to New York, where he quickly became a mainstay of the artistic community. In 1831 he was elected to membership in the National Academy of Design in New York, and three years later he was made instructor of drawing at the US Military Academy in West Point, New York, a post he held for the next 42 years.

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