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1826 Boston, Massachusetts - 1899 Bois d'Arcy, France. Known for: Figure-peasant-allegoric, still life.
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but lived... Read full biography
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas... Read full biography
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris. He then went to the village of Barbizon, where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He became good friends with Jean-Francois Millet, a leading Barbizon... Read full biography
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris. He then went to the village of Barbizon, where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He became good friends with Jean-Francois Millet, a leading Barbizon painter, whose figure painting much influenced Babcock. Babcock introduced William Morris Hunt to Millet, and, in turn, Hunt became a strong exponent of the Barbizon School of painting in America.<br. Although he continued to live in Paris and died in... Read full biography
An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts, but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris. He then went to the village of Barbizon, where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He became good friends with Jean-Francois Millet, a leading Barbizon painter, whose figure painting much influenced Babcock. Babcock introduced William Morris Hunt to Millet, and, in turn, Hunt became a strong exponent of the Barbizon School of painting in America.<br. Although he continued to live in Paris and died in that city, Babcock had a good market for his work in Boston. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of his works.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Classical Realist
- •Neo Classical, Neo Classicism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Barbizon, France
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Thomas Couture
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England