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Daniel Huntington (the artist) paternal grandfather was Benjamin Huntington, a delegate at the Second Continental Congress and first U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

He studied at Yale with Samuel Morse, inventor of the telegraph and the Morse code but also a great artist and later with Henry Inman. He left Yale and went to Hamilton College from 1833 to 1835 meeting Charles Loring Elliott, who encouraged him to become an artist.

He displayed his first work at the National Academy of Design in 1836. After which he painted landscapes in the tradition of the Hudson River School. Daniel Huntington in 1839 made the first of several trips during his life London, Rome, Florence and Paris to study the Old Masters.

On his return to America in 1840, Daniel Huntington painted his allegorical painting Mercy's Dream, which brought him fame and affirmed his enthusiasm in inspirational subjects. He also painted portraits and began the illustration of The Pilgrim's Progress. In 1844, he went back to Rome for inspiration and stayed for two years when he returned to New York in 1846, he devoted his time mainly to portrait painting. From 1851 to 1859 he went to live and paint in London. He returned to New York and was

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Daniel Huntington (artist)

American painter

Daniel Huntington (October 4, 1816 – April 19, 1906)^[1] was an American artist who belonged to the art movement known as the Hudson River School and later became a prominent portrait painter.

Early life

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Huntington was born in New York City, New York on October 4, 1816. He was the son of Benjamin Huntington, Jr. and Faith (née Trumbull) Huntington. His paternal grandfather was Benjamin Huntington, delegate at the Second Continental Congress and first U.S. Representative from Connecticut. His maternal grandfather was Jedediah Huntington (1743–1818) of Norwich, Connecticut, who served as a General in the American Revolutionary War.^[2]

He studied at Yale with Samuel F.B. Morse, and later with Henry Inman. From 1833 to 1835, he transferred to Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, where he met Charles Loring Elliott, who encouraged him to become an artist.^[1]

Career

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Huntington first exhibited his work at the National Academy of Design in 1836. Subsequently, he painted some landscapes in the tradition of the Hudson River School. Huntington made several trips to Europe, the first in 1839 traveling to England, Rome, Florence and Paris with his friend and pupil Henry Pet