Thomas Eakins

79 works held in 19 museums

Realist painter of Philadelphia: rowing, boxing and portraits, 1844-1916

The Old-Fashioned Dress (Portrait of Helen Montanverde Parker), Thomas Eakins

The Old-Fashioned Dress (Portrait of Helen Montanverde Parker), c. 1908.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Rear Admiral George Wallace Melville, 1904.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Archbishop William Henry Elder, Thomas Eakins

Archbishop William Henry Elder, 1903.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Cincinnati Art Museum, United States

Mrs. Mary Arthur, Thomas Eakins

Mrs. Mary Arthur, 1900.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Taking the Count, Thomas Eakins

Taking the Count, 1898.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Maud Cook, Thomas Eakins

Maud Cook, 1895.

Maud Cook (later Maud Cook Reid, 1869–1956) (museum title)

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Cowboy Singing, Thomas Eakins

Cowboy Singing, c. 1892.

Thomas Eakins (American), watercolor and graphite on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Letitia Wilson Jordan, Thomas Eakins

Letitia Wilson Jordan, 1888.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Brooklyn Museum, United States

The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds), Thomas Eakins

The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds), 1884–1885.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Singing a Pathetic Song, Thomas Eakins

Singing a Pathetic Song, 1881.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Thomas J. Eagan, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Thomas J. Eagan, 1907.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Terra Foundation for American Art, United States

Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville), Thomas Eakins

Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville), 1904.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

An Actress (Portrait of Suzanne Santje), Thomas Eakins

An Actress (Portrait of Suzanne Santje), 1903.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams (1900), Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams (1900), c. 1900.

Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams (museum title)

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

General E. Burd Grubb, Thomas Eakins

General E. Burd Grubb, c. 1898.

General E. Burd Grubb (1841-1914) (museum title)

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Yale University Art Gallery, United States

Portrait of Mrs. Frank Hamilton Cushing, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Mrs. Frank Hamilton Cushing, 1895.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Home Ranch, Thomas Eakins

Home Ranch, 1892.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Walt Whitman, Thomas Eakins

Walt Whitman, 1887–1888.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, United States

Arcadia, Thomas Eakins

Arcadia, c. 1883.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Pathetic Song, Thomas Eakins

The Pathetic Song, 1881.

Thomas Eakins (American), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Rear Admiral George W. Melville, Thomas Eakins

Rear Admiral George W. Melville, 1905.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Charles Percival Buck, Thomas Eakins

Charles Percival Buck, 1904.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Self-Portrait, Thomas Eakins

Self-Portrait, 1902.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Academy of Design, United States

Wrestlers, Thomas Eakins

Wrestlers, 1899.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Mrs. James Mapes Dodge (Josephine Kern), Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Mrs. James Mapes Dodge (Josephine Kern), 1896.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of a Little Girl, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of a Little Girl, c. 1895–1900.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Miss Amelia Van Buren, Thomas Eakins

Miss Amelia Van Buren, c. 1891.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

Portrait of Arthur Burdett Frost, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Arthur Burdett Frost, c. 1886.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins

The Writing Master, 1882.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Shad Fishing at Gloucester on the Delaware River, Thomas Eakins

Shad Fishing at Gloucester on the Delaware River, 1881.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Archbishop Diomede Falconio, Thomas Eakins

Archbishop Diomede Falconio, 1905.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Music, Thomas Eakins

Music, 1904.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Buffalo AKG Art Museum, United States

Portrait of Dr. Edward J. Nolan, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Dr. Edward J. Nolan, after 1901.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Louis Husson, Thomas Eakins

Louis Husson, 1899.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Portrait of Lucy Lewis, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Lucy Lewis, 1896.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Miss Gertrude Murray, Thomas Eakins

Miss Gertrude Murray, 1895.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Dallas Museum of Art, United States

The Bohemian (Portrait of Franklin Louis Schenck), Thomas Eakins

The Bohemian (Portrait of Franklin Louis Schenck), c. 1890.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Swimming, Thomas Eakins

Swimming, 1885.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, United States

The Meadows, Gloucester, Thomas Eakins

The Meadows, Gloucester, 1882–1883.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Taking Up the Net, Thomas Eakins

Taking Up the Net, 1881.

Thomas Eakins (American), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Annie C. Lochrey Husson (Mrs. Louis Husson), Thomas Eakins

Annie C. Lochrey Husson (Mrs. Louis Husson), c. 1905.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Mother (Annie Williams Gandy), Thomas Eakins

Mother (Annie Williams Gandy), c. 1903.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Smithsonian American Art Museum, United States

The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton, Thomas Eakins

The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton, 1900.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Between Rounds, Thomas Eakins

Between Rounds, 1898–1899.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Pianist (Stanley Addicks), Thomas Eakins

The Pianist (Stanley Addicks), 1896.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Indianapolis Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Benjamin Eakins, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Benjamin Eakins, c. 1894.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Douglass Morgan Hall, Thomas Eakins

Portrait of Douglass Morgan Hall, c. 1889.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, Thomas Eakins

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, c. 1884–1889.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Hauling the Seine, Thomas Eakins

Hauling the Seine, 1882.

Thomas Eakins (American), oil on canvas

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Homespun, Thomas Eakins

Homespun, 1881.

Thomas Eakins (American), watercolor on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Works by Thomas Eakins (1844-1916), in the public domain, each linked to its record in the museum that holds it. Eakins spent almost his whole life in Philadelphia, where he painted his friends the oarsmen, hunters and boxers, the city's doctors and professors, his family and his students, drawing on anatomy, perspective and photography. Only his finished paintings and watercolours, which the museums give to him without reservation, are included here; his photographs, sculptures, studies and sketches are left aside. The images come from the museums that publish them freely (New York, Washington, New Haven, Cleveland) or, for the others, from a free photograph whose origin is given on the page of the work. The titles are those of the museums, with their translation.