Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 3 works by Theodore E. Pine in our catalogue
Summary
According to this ranking, The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan (1857) is the most famous painting by Theodore E. Pine; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, holds it. It is followed by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan (1858) and Kate Lyon Cornell (1856). This list draws on the 3 works by Theodore E. Pine in the catalogue and records the 3 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.
In this 1857 oil on canvas, we find ourselves drawn into a private, sentimental moment from the mid-19th century. Two young girls, the daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan, occupy a lush, atmospheric landscape that feels both expansive and deeply intimate. The composition is balanced with a gentle precision; the older girl stands to the left, while the younger child is seated upon a wooden bench to the right. A large,…
The oil on canvas titled Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan captures a quiet moment of social standing. Theodore E. Pine rendered this portrait in 1858, fixing the likenesses of the couple within a formal composition. The subjects, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan, originated from Yonkers, New York, as noted in the records from 1857. They sit held within the frame, their presence defined by the steady hand of…
The portrait titled Kate Lyon Cornell brings a quiet presence into the room, capturing a specific moment of American history through the eyes of Theodore E. Pine. Created in 1856, this work presents a study of character and poise. The subject remains fixed in her elegant stance, her gaze meeting the viewer from a mid-19th-century perspective. There is a sense of stillness here, as if the air around her has…
The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Theodore E. Pine | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Metropolitan Museum of Art |
New York | 3 | The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan, Kate Lyon Cornell |
3 years, from 1856 to 1858, contain all the dated works of Theodore E. Pine on this page; they are presented by year.
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The portrait titled Kate Lyon Cornell brings a quiet presence into the room, capturing a specific moment of American history through the eyes of Theodore E. Pine. Created in 1856, this work presents a study of character and poise. The subject remains fixed in her elegant stance, her gaze meeting the viewer from a mid-19th-century perspective. There is a sense of stillness here, as if the air around her has…
In this 1857 oil on canvas, we find ourselves drawn into a private, sentimental moment from the mid-19th century. Two young girls, the daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan, occupy a lush, atmospheric landscape that feels both expansive and deeply intimate. The composition is balanced with a gentle precision; the older girl stands to the left, while the younger child is seated upon a wooden bench to the right. A large,…
The oil on canvas titled Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan captures a quiet moment of social standing. Theodore E. Pine rendered this portrait in 1858, fixing the likenesses of the couple within a formal composition. The subjects, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan, originated from Yonkers, New York, as noted in the records from 1857. They sit held within the frame, their presence defined by the steady hand of…
The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan (1857), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The following entries are Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan (1858) and Kate Lyon Cornell (1856).
29 years: Theodore E. Pine was born in 1828 and The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan is dated 1857.
The catalogue records 3 works by Theodore E. Pine, dated between 1856 and 1858.
Principally in Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York). The museum table above gives the full distribution.
The earliest dated work listed here is Kate Lyon Cornell (1856); the latest is Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan (1858).
Tree (2), Landscape (2) and Clouds (2), out of the 3 works listed on this page.
Oil On Canvas, in 3 of the 3 works listed on this page.
The Daughters of Daniel T. MacFarlan, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. MacFarlan and Kate Lyon Cornell are among the 3 works on this page in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Theodore E. Pine lived through many different landscapes, moving his brushes from the established streets of New York City to the quieter corners of the American West and South. Born in 1828, he was a native of New Jersey, but his early training began under the eye of his father, James, in New York. This shared practice in the city laid the foundation for a career defined by steady, observant work. He later sought out further study in Europe, bringing those learned techniques back to the various places he called home.
His movements were frequent and varied. He kept studios in Chicago, Illinois; St. Louis, Missouri; Manito, Colorado; and Asheville, North Carolina. Each location offered a different light and a different set of faces to capture. By the time he reached his final years in Ogdensburg, New York, his life had been a long sequence of settling into new spaces, setting up his easel, and recording what he saw.
His work focused on the tangible presence of people and objects. He worked primarily with oil on canvas, applying paint to capture the weight of a figure or the stillness of a still life. There is a documentary quality to his approach, particularly when he looked toward the likenesses of others. In 1904, he produced a posthumous portrait of Robert E. Lee, using a full-length photograph taken by Julian Vannerson in 1864 as his guide. This piece was not about a moment captured from life, but rather a careful reconstruction of a recorded appearance.
The subjects of his paintings were often individuals caught in specific moments of their own histories:
He also turned his attention to the smaller details of a room, such as the depiction of furniture and home furnishings. His hands were used to render the textures of cloth and wood with a quiet, focused accuracy.
Theodore E. Pine died in 1905, leaving behind a body of work that remains held in various collections, such as the New-York Historical Society. His paintings do not rely on grand gestures but on the steady recording of figures and still lifes. Through his portraits, he provided a visual record of the people and eras he encountered during his travels across the United States.
