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Thomas Kirby Van Zandt

Illustration — Judge Van Aernum in his Sleigh by Thomas Kirby Van Zandt, 1855 • Illustration — Captain Hamilton Leroy Shields of Bennington, with his trotter Mary Colgate Thomas Kirby Van Zandt (March 7, 1814 - January 2, 1886) was a painter active in the Albany, New York region. He is remembered for his paintings of race horses for owners including Leland Stanford, Erastus Corning, and Eli Whitney, but also painted bust-length portraits of Albany citizens, dogs, and other animals. It has been hypothesized (see Ione) that Van Zandt traced his horse figures from lantern projections of Eadweard Muybridge's celebrated photographs.

Also recorded as Thomas K. Van Zandt · Van Zandt · T.K. Van Zandt

Thomas Kirby Van Zandt

Born
1814
Died
1886
Nationality
United States
Occupation
painter · artist

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Notes, references and evidence

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