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Robert Walter Weir

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Robert Walter Weir

Birth
New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York, USA
Death
1 May 1889 (aged 85)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
West Point, Orange County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section XIX, Row A, Site 4.
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Famous artist: Known mostly as a painter of historical scenes.
- "The Landing of Henry Hudson"
- "Paul Preaching at Athens"
- "Mother's Lessons, Amalfi", 1857
- "Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delft Haven, Holland", 1843 ( U.S. Capitol Building - Rotunda )
etc.

U.S. Grant was taught by him at West Point.∼Educator and Artist. Weir studied art in New York and Italy before he was appointed as a Teacher of Drawing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He remained a professor there for 42 years, from 1834 to 1876. In this position, he taught many of the men who would later fight in the US Civil War, as well as men who would later become artists themselves, such as James McNeill Whistler
and Seth Eastman. Considered part of the Hudson River School of artists, Weir's works dealt mainly with historical subjects. His painting "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims" hangs in the rotunda of the US Capitol Building. Of his 16 children, two sons becames reknowned artists - John Ferguson and Julian Alden Weir.
Famous artist: Known mostly as a painter of historical scenes.
- "The Landing of Henry Hudson"
- "Paul Preaching at Athens"
- "Mother's Lessons, Amalfi", 1857
- "Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delft Haven, Holland", 1843 ( U.S. Capitol Building - Rotunda )
etc.

U.S. Grant was taught by him at West Point.∼Educator and Artist. Weir studied art in New York and Italy before he was appointed as a Teacher of Drawing at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He remained a professor there for 42 years, from 1834 to 1876. In this position, he taught many of the men who would later fight in the US Civil War, as well as men who would later become artists themselves, such as James McNeill Whistler
and Seth Eastman. Considered part of the Hudson River School of artists, Weir's works dealt mainly with historical subjects. His painting "The Embarkation of the Pilgrims" hangs in the rotunda of the US Capitol Building. Of his 16 children, two sons becames reknowned artists - John Ferguson and Julian Alden Weir.

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  • Created by: NWO
  • Added: Mar 14, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25257413/robert_walter-weir: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Walter Weir (18 Jun 1803–1 May 1889), Find a Grave Memorial ID 25257413, citing United States Military Academy Post Cemetery, West Point, Orange County, New York, USA; Maintained by NWO (contributor 46583762).