born May 1, 1825, Newburgh, N.Y., U.S.
died Aug. 3, 1894, Bridge of Allen, Stirling, Scot.
U.S. landscape painter.
He was largely self-taught. His early paintings were influenced by the Hudson River school . He spent much time in Europe studying the works of the Barbizon school , and from с 1855 to 1874 he developed the luminous, atmospheric quality for which his landscapes are known. The influence of luminism .