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William Holbrook Beard
William Holbrook Beard

William Holbrook Beard

American, 1824 - 1900
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William Holbrook Beard was an American artistic painter who is known best for his satirical paintings of beasts performing human-like activities.

Beard was born in Painesville, Ohio. He studied abroad, is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting, and during 1861 relocated to New York City, where, in 1862, he became a member of the National Academy of Design. Beard initiated his own artist's studio on Tenth Street in New York City in a building known as the Studio Building.

Beard was a prolific artist. His humorous treatment of bears, cats, dogs, horses and monkeys, generally with some human occupation and expression, usually satirical, gave him a great vogue at one time, and his pictures were much reproduced.

His brother, James Henry Beard (1814–1893), was also an artistic painter.

William is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

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It Rains It Shines, The Devil Whipping His Wife

It Rains It Shines, The Devil Whipping His Wife

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

Lightning Struck a Flock of Witches

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
The Fox Hunter’s Dream

The Fox Hunter’s Dream (1859)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
Deer on the Prairie

Deer on the Prairie (1884)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
Indian Idyll

Indian Idyll (1876)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Figurative
The March of Silenus

The March of Silenus (circa 1862)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
Mischievous Monk

Mischievous Monk (About 1872)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
Winterscape with Crows

Winterscape with Crows

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Landscape
Bear in the Forest

Bear in the Forest (1868)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Landscape
Power Of Death

Power Of Death (C. 1889-1890)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
Unlikely Friends

Unlikely Friends

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
The Witches Convention

The Witches Convention (1876)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Mythology
Divorce

Divorce

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
His Majesty Receives

His Majesty Receives (1885)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
Foxes And Rabbits

Foxes And Rabbits (1874)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Animals
The Runaway Match

The Runaway Match (1877)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Figurative
The Lost Balloon

The Lost Balloon (1882)

William Holbrook Beard (American, 1824 - 1900)
Landscape

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