Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown (c. 1882)
The Last Moments of John Brown
Thomas Hovenden
An influential Irish painter of everyday scenes and human figures, Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895) was commissioned by New York businessman Robbins Battell to paint what became known as The Last Moments of John Brown (1882). This work, which is currently in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, inaugurated a series of paintings by Hovenden dealing with American history and culture, including Breaking Home Ties (1890), considered his masterwork.
Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown, c. 1882, oil on canvas, 77” × 66”, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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