| Dennis Malone Carter | |
| Birth Date: | c. 1820 |
| Birth Place: | Ireland |
| Death Date: | July 6, 1881 |
| Death Place: | New York City |
| Nationality: | American |
| Known For: | Painting |
| Notable Works: | Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat |
Dennis Malone Carter (c. 1820 - 1881) was an Irish-American painter. Carter's birth date is variously listed as 1818, 1820, and 1827. Born in Ireland, he immigrated to the United States with his parents in 1839.[1] He settled in New York City, painting portraits and historical settings, where he died in July 1881.[2] [3] He is interred in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City.
| Year | Title | Image | Dimension | Collection | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | Intrusion on the Realm of the Forest, oil on canvas | 39 × 49½ in. (99 × 125.73 cm.) | Subject: A group of Native Americans at the base of a wooded hill. | |||
| 1854 | Molly Pitcher at the Battle of Monmouth, oil | Fraunces Tavern Museum, New York | Subject: Molly Pitcher loading a cannon at the Battle of Monmouth during the American Revolutionary War, 1778.[4] | |||
| 1856 | Molly Pitcher Being Presented to George Washington, oil | Monmouth County Historical Association, Freehold, New Jersey | Subject: Molly Pitcher presented to George Washington in commendation for her actions at the Battle of Monmouth.[5] | |||
| 1856 | The Battle of New Orleans | 19 × 25 in. (48.26 × 63.66 cm.) | The Historic New Orleans Collection, The L. Kemper and Leila Moore Williams Founders Collection | Subject: Andrew Jackson leading the American defense against the British at the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815.[6] | ||
| 1866 | Lincoln's Drive Through Richmond | Subject: A crowd, mostly white, saluting Abraham Lincoln's carriage as it passes through Richmond, Virginia[7] | ||||
| 1878 | Decatur Boarding the Tripolitan Gunboat, oil | 43 × 59 in. (109.2 × 149.9 cm.) | Subjects: Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr. (1779–1820); Midshipman Thomas Macdonough, Jr. (1783-1825). Scene: during the bombardment of Tripoli (in modern-day Libya), 3 August 1804 (during First Barbary War); US forces under command of Commodore Edward Preble (1761-1807). | |||
| 1854 | Fairwell to the old home, oil | 36 x 50in(91.44 x 127cm.) | Subject: A young family outside a house in the forest, including a dog. |