# Thomas Eakins

American, 1844–1916; born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Eakins studied in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme and was impressed in Spain by Velázquez and Ribera, then returned to Philadelphia, where he spent his life. He painted rowers, boxers and his city’s doctors and scholars with a frank realism grounded in anatomy, perspective and, later, photography. A demanding teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, he was forced to resign in 1886 over his use of nude models. Max Schmitt in a Single Scull was the first of his rowing pictures.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

9 works in the collection.

- [The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-biglin-brothers-turning-the-stake-cma-151904), Thomas Eakins, 1873. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-champion-single-sculls-max-schmitt-in-a-single-scull-met-10819), Thomas Eakins, 1871. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-for-the-dancing-lesson-the-boy-nga-66413), Thomas Eakins, probably 1877. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/study-for-the-dancing-lesson-the-banjo-player-nga-66414), Thomas Eakins, probably 1877. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [The Chaperone](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-chaperone-nga-72165), Thomas Eakins, c. 1908. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Portrait of Mrs. Helen Mac Knight (Portrait of a Mother)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-mrs-helen-mac-knight-portrait-of-a-mother-si-hmsg-66-1496), Thomas Eakins, (c. 1903). Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Eakins](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-mrs-thomas-eakins-si-hmsg-66-1522), Thomas Eakins, (c. 1899). Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [Talcott Williams](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/talcott-williams-si-npg-npg-85-50), Thomas Eakins, c. 1889. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
- [The Dancing Lesson](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-dancing-lesson-met-10821), Thomas Eakins, 1878. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.