David Gilmour Blythe

1815

WA-00114743

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David Gilmour Blythe 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.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Old Virginia Home

1864 · Oil on canvas

52.7 × 73 cm (20 3/4 × 28 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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