Background
Sargent, Henry was born in November 1770 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel and Mary (Turner) Sargent.
Sargent, Henry was born in November 1770 in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel and Mary (Turner) Sargent.
Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard.
Went to London, England., 1793, studied with Benjamin West. Returned to Boston, 1799. Joined Boston Light Infantry, 1799, commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 1804, captain, 1807.
Appointed aide-de-camp to governor Massachusetts with rank of colonel, 1815.
Member Massachusetts Senate, 1812, 15, 16, 17. Painted Landing of the Pilgrims (now at Pilgrim Hall, Plymouth, Massachusetts), The Tea Party, The Dinner Party (both owned by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston), altar painting The Christ Crucified (made for Church of Holy Cross, Boston).
Elected honorary member National Academy of Design, 1840. President Artists Association of Boston, 1845.
Other works include: Christ Entering into Jerusalem.
The Starved Apothecary. The Tailor’s News, Portrait of Peter Faneuil.
Member Massachusetts Senate, 1812, 15, 16, 17. Member National Academy of Design, 1840.
Married Hannah Welles, April.