Thomas Birch

American · 1779–1851 · Painter, Printmaker

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Ship Tacking Toward an Inlet Off a Rocky Coast (Ships Off a Rocky Coast)Brunk Auctions · Jun 2015$32,000≈ £20,662≈ €28,520Sign up to see
A Winter Sleigh RideClarke Auction Gallery · Jun 2026$8,500≈ £6,425≈ €7,455Sign up to see
Winter in the CountryToomey & Co. · Dec 2025$5,334≈ £3,999≈ €4,572Sign up to see

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American portrait and marine painter (1779-1851)

Born 1779, LondonDied 1851, PhiladelphiaOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q175370 ↗ULAN 500009204 ↗Museum works 15

Also known as Birch

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 Birch, View of the Delaware near Philadelphia — **View of the Delaware near Philadelphia**1831 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Ga…

Thomas Birch, Lady — **Lady**Watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Birch, Gentleman — **Gentleman**Watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Birch, Captain Christopher O'Connor — **Captain Christopher O'Connor**1806 · Watercolor on paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Erna Schnee, 1947 — Open Access (CC0)

Thomas Birch, The Narrows, New York Bay — **The Narrows, New York Bay**1812
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Thomas Birch, Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise — **Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise**1806
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Thomas Birch, Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq. — **Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq.**1819
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Birch, Mr. Veacock — **Mr. Veacock**1812
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Thomas Birch, Milford, North Wales, Pennsylvania — **Milford, North Wales, Pennsylvania**1833
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Thomas Birch, Philadelphia from Petty Island — **Philadelphia from Petty Island**
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Thomas Birch, The Landing of William Penn — **The Landing of William Penn**1850
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Thomas Birch, New York Harbor — **New York Harbor**1831
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Thomas Birch, Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast — **Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast**1833 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the family of Richard H. Daniel — public do…

Thomas Birch, Portrait of Samuel Armitage — **Portrait of Samuel Armitage**c. 1840 · Oil on ivory
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mary Louise Stevenson Fund — public domain (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), 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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