James Hamilton

American · 1819–1878 · Painter, Printmaker

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Extremely Rare and Important "James Hamilton / Cheap Stoneware / Greensboro / Green Co / Pa" JarCrocker Farm · Aug 2025$28,800≈ £21,440≈ €24,725Sign up to see
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American painter (1819–1878)

Born 1819, IrelandDied 1878, PhiladelphiaOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q20127413 ↗ULAN 500006724 ↗Museum works 11

Also known as James I Hamilton, James ii Hamilton

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

James Hamilton, Beach Scene — **Beach Scene**ca. 1865 · Watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1966 — Open Access (CC0)

James Hamilton, On Hampstead Heath — **On Hampstead Heath**1856 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of William Sartain, 1912 — Open Access (…

James Hamilton, Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle) — **Scene on the Hudson (Rip Van Winkle)**1845
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

James Hamilton, Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania — **Burning Oil Well at Night, near Rouseville, Pennsylvania**1861
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

James Hamilton, On Maurice River, New Jersey — **On Maurice River, New Jersey**1873
Reading Public Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Reading Public Museum

James Hamilton, Approaching Storm — **Approaching Storm**
Reading Public Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Reading Public Museum

James Hamilton, After a Gale--Wreckers — **After a Gale--Wreckers**1872
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum

James Hamilton, Foundering — **Foundering**1863
Brooklyn Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Brooklyn Museum

James Hamilton, Beach Scene at Sunset — **Beach Scene at Sunset**c. 1865–1870 · watercolor and gouache
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Dr. Paul J. Vignos Jr. — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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