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Jane Rebecca Griffith, by Oliver Tarbell Eddy, c. 1835-1840. Oil on panel. 33 17/64 x 26 3/8 in. (84.5 x 67 cm). Maryland Historical Society, Accession: 1936-12-1.
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Children of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Griffith (Israel, Jr., 1835-63; Sarah Ann, 1835-58; Mary Eleanor, b. 1838; Frances Ann, 1830-63; Alverda, 1832-77; Emma, b. 1843), by Oliver Tarbell Eddy, c. 1844. Oil on canvas. 83 x 100 1/2 in.(210.82 x 255.27 cm). Maryland Historical Society, Accession: 1918-9-1.
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Thomas George Pratt, by Oliver Tarbell Eddy, c. 1840-1845. Oil on canvas. Maryland Historical Society, Accession: 1936-14-1.
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Medium/Discipline: Painting, Works on Paper
Birthplace: Greenbush, Vermont
Place of Death: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Maryland Affiliation: Active while in residence
Prominent Theme: Portraits; Miniatures; Engravings
Active Dates and Place: c.1817-52; late 1820s in New York City; 1830s in Elizabeth and Newark New Jersey; 1841-51 in Baltimore
Gender: Male
Biography: While little is known about Oliver Tarbell Eddy, he works in the style of Rembrandt Peale. Eddy was an inventor, responsible for an early version of the modern typewriter. He was the son of Isaac Tarbell Eddy, an engraver, and Lucy Tarbell Eddy. Isaac had a printing establishment in Vermont. Eddy completed his earliest known works, engravings, before he was twenty years old. He gained prominence as a portraitist and miniaturist upon moving to New York City, and continued this success when he moved to New Jersey, where he painted the family of William Rankin, a well-known hat manufacturer. He has been referred to as a nomadic painter in that he left New Jersey, in spite of his success and stability there, for Baltimore, where he executed a number of portraits. After Baltimore, he moved on to Philadelphia, where he died. Eddy's technique and style succeeded best for portraits of groups or single figures, with rich detail defining the interior settings, costume and accessories surrounding the subjects.
Taught By: his father, an engraver
Art-related Employment: portraitist; engraver
Other Employment: inventor
Selected References: Dean, Mary A. [et al.]. 350 Years of Art & Architecture in Maryland (College Park : Art Gallery, and Gallery of the School of Architecture, University of Maryland), 1984.
Johnston, Sona. American Paintings, 1750-1900, from the Collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore: Baltimore Museum of Art), 1983.
Woods, Jean. Celebrating 350 Years: Nineteenth-Century Maryland Artists (Hagerstown: Washington County Museum of Fine Arts exhibition April 1-29), 1984.
Maryland Institutions Holding Artworks: Baltimore Museum of Art (painting); Maryland Historical Society
Multiple-Artist Exhibitions: National Academy
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