Thomas Ball

American · 1819–1911 · Painter, Sculptor

Thomas Ball was an American sculptor and musician. His work has had a marked influence on monumental art in the United States, especially in New England. (Wikipedia)

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La Petite PenséeBonhams · Apr 2006$23,900≈ £13,705≈ €19,754Sign up to see
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Thomas Ball was an American sculptor and musician. His work has had a marked influence on monumental art in the United States, especially in New England.

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Born 1819, BostonDied 1911, MontclairOccupation Painter, SculptorWikidata Q721881 ↗ULAN 500225571 ↗Museum works 16

Works in museum collections

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

Thomas Ball, Unidentified Gentleman — **Unidentified Gentleman**1890 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Enrique Foster Gittes, 1978 — Open Ac…

Thomas Ball, La Petite Pensée — **La Petite Pensée**ca. 1867–68; carved 1869 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Crawford, 1978…

Thomas Ball, Daniel Webster — **Daniel Webster**1860–68; carved 1868 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. William Couper, 1913 — Open Acce…

Thomas Ball, John Magee Ellsworth — **John Magee Ellsworth**1876 · Marble
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Charles A. Van Rensselaer III, in mem…

Thomas Ball, Henry Clay — **Henry Clay**1858 · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Morris K. Jesup Fund, 1995 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Ball, Emancipation Memorial — **Emancipation Memorial**1876
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Thomas Ball, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial — **Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Memorial**1908
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 2.0 · Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Thomas Ball, equestrian statue of George Washington — **equestrian statue of George Washington**1869
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Daderot, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Thomas Ball, Cornelia M. Walter (Mrs. William B. Richards) — **Cornelia M. Walter (Mrs. William B. Richards)**1850
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Thomas Ball, Statue of Josiah Quincy III — **Statue of Josiah Quincy III**1879
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Thomas Ball, Death Mask of Hiram Powers — **Death Mask of Hiram Powers**1873
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Thomas Ball, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Ball, Saint John the Evangelist — **Saint John the Evangelist**1875
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Thomas Ball, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Ball, La Petite Pensee — **La Petite Pensee**1867
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
CC0 · Thomas Ball, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Ball, Whispering Zephyr — **Whispering Zephyr**1881–85 · Marble
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Roger McCormick Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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