T. H. Matteson
Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813-1884) was an American painter. Matteson was born in Peterboro, New York, in 1813. Matteson studied at the National Academy of Design and was inspired by the works of William Sidney Mount.
Also recorded as Tompkins H. Matteson · tomkins H. matteson
T. H. Matteson
- Full name
- Tompkins Harrison Matteson.
- Born
- 1813 · Peterboro.
- Died
- 1884 · Sherburne.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- painter
- Education
- National Academy of Design
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813-1884) was an American painter. Matteson was born in Peterboro, New York, in 1813. Matteson studied at the National Academy of Design and was inspired by the works of William Sidney Mount.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for T. H. Matteson. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- unresolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
In this article
Gallery of works
Gallery of works
Matteson's paintings are known for their historical, patriotic, and religious themes. One of his most famous paintings is Justice's Court in the Back Woods. Tompkins ran a studio in New York City from 1841 to 1850. He died in Sherburne, New York, in 1884.
• Illustration — The Scarlet Letter • Illustration — The Trial of George Jacobs, August 5th, 1692 • Illustration — The Examination of a Witch • Illustration — The Making of Ammunition • Illustration — First Continental Congress at prayer (1848) • Illustration — The Meeting of Hetty and Hist
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Peterboro.
Birth place
Sherburne.
Death place
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 29 September 2026.
Elsewhere in Paintings
19,126 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Szymon BuchbinderArtist
- Szymon CzechowiczArtist
- T. C. CannonArtist
- T. E. BreitenbachArtist
- T. H. ThomasArtist
- Tabea BlumenscheinArtist
- Taco MesdagArtist
- Taco ScheltemaArtist
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by T. H. Matteson?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.