Mather Brown

American artist (1761-1831)

† 1831 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 11 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · National Gallery of Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Mather Brown was born on October 11, 1761 in Boston and died on May 25, 1831 in London, aged 69. Recorded occupations: painter. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: history painting and portrait painting. Educated at Royal Academy of Arts. Honours include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

At a glance

Born: October 11, 1761 · Boston
Died: May 25, 1831 · London
Age at death: 69
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter
Education: Royal Academy of Arts
Honours: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Wikipedia editions: 11 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Mather Brown's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1831 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 4 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q6786928 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Mather Brown on Wikipedia.

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