Thomas Birch
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Selected Works10

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast
Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast, 1833
Acquired 2019
Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago
Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise
Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise, 1806
Acquired 1991
Oil on canvas
LACMA
Loss of the Schooner 'John S. Spence' of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors
Loss of the Schooner 'John S. Spence' of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors, 1833
Acquired 1986
Oil on canvas

Previous Sales

Christie's
VIEW OF THE DELAWARE
VIEW OF THE DELAWARE, 1828
Sold
Jan 2025
Christie's
An American Merchantman Backing Her Sails As She Heaves-to Off A Rocky Shore
An American Merchantman Backing Her Sails As She Heaves-to Off A Rocky Shore
$30,240
Jan 2023
Sotheby's
Philadelphia Harbor
Philadelphia Harbor
Sold
Jan 2022
Christie's
Steamboats on the Delaware River
Steamboats on the Delaware River
$360
Sep 2006
Christie's
View of the Hudson River Near West Point
View of the Hudson River Near West Point
$14,400
Mar 2005
Christie's
View of the Chain Bridge and Falls of Schuylkill, Five Miles from Philadelphia
View of the Chain Bridge and Falls of Schuylkill, Five Miles from Philadelphia
$171,000
May 2001
Christie's
Treacherous Cove
Treacherous Cove
$9,775
Jan 2000
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Shipwreck near a Rocky Coast
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2019 · Accession 2018.363 · Oil on canvas
Gift of the family of Richard H. Daniel
Gentleman
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession 2006.235.12 · Watercolor on paper
Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
Lady
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2006 · Accession 2006.235.13 · Watercolor on paper
Gift of Gloria Manney, 2006
Mr. Veacock
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession 1999.27.2 · watercolor on paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Mary Elizabeth Spencer
Southeast View of "Sedgeley Park," the Country Seat of James Cowles Fisher, Esq.
Smithsonian American Art Museum · United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 1993.41 · oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Capture of the Tripoli by the Enterprise
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1991.30 · Oil on canvas
Through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection
Loss of the Schooner 'John S. Spence' of Norfolk, Virginia, 2d view-Rescue of the Survivors
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession M.86.308.2 · Oil on canvas
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Lawrence
Untitled
Santa Barbara Museum of Art · Santa Barbara, California, United States · Acquired 1958 · Accession 1958.42 · oil on canvas
SBMA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dalzell Hatfield
Four Miniature Views of the Battery, New York; Woodlands, Philadelphia; Mount Vernon; View of Philadelphia
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1954 · Accession 54.90.1079 · Engraving
The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Charles Lord Talbot, Lord High Chancellor
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1951 · Accession 51.644.242 · Etching and engraving
Gift of Estate of Ogden Codman, 1951
Tippecanoe, the Hero of North Bend – Six Patriotic Ballads, Respectfully Dedicated to the Tippecanoe Associations, Partly Written and Arranged by a Member of the Fifth Ward Club (Sheet music cover)
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1950 · Accession 50.587.21 · Lithograph
Gift of Albert Ten Eyck Gardner, 1950
George Buchanan
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1949 · Accession 49.95.2681 · Etching and engraving
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
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Museum Exhibitions Coming to East & South Texas in Spring 2026
Several museums in East and South Texas have announced their spring 2026 exhibition schedules. The Beeville Art Museum will open a solo show of landsc…
exhibitionsDec 27, 2025
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Museum Exhibitions Coming to East & South Texas in Spring 2026
Dec 27, 2025
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death
Thomas Birch dies
Jan 1, 1851
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birth
Thomas Birch born
Jan 1, 1779