Chester’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Thomas Abthorpe Cooper (1776-1849)
Chester Harding American, 1792–1866

John Eager Howard
E. Prud'homme (likely French, 19th century) after Chester Harding (American, 1792-1866)

John Eager Howard
E. Prud'homme (likely French, 19th century) after Chester Harding (American, 1792-1866)

John Eager Howard
E. Prud'homme (likely French, 19th century) after Chester Harding (American, 1792-1866)

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion
Follower of Johannes Apengeter (German, active about 1325-50)

Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931) Cast by Roman Bronze Works (American, founded 1897)

Truth
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

Le Casset; Vallee du Monetier
James Duffield Harding English, 1798-1863

The Wave
Chester Beach (American, 1881–1956)

Bust of Mary Harris Thompson, MD
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

The Tour-sans-Venin, Dauphiné Region
James Duffield Harding English, 1798-1863

My Wife Eleanor
Chester Beach (American, 1881–1956)

Thomas Indian School, from Screen Prints 1970
George Longfish (American (Iroquois), born 1942) conceived, organized, and produced by Sonia Sheridan produced by The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Advance Screen Company, Chicago distributed by The Goodlion

Trumpet Player
Vienna State Porcelain Manufactory Austrian, 1744-1864

King Vulture
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1710–present) Modeled by Johann Joachim Kändler (born Saxony [now Germany], 1706–1775) Meissen, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)

The Road from Chester
Wilmot Emerton Heitland American, 1893-1969

Bowl
Frankenthal Porcelain Factory German, founded 1755

Line block featuring "Dick Tracy" characters
Unknown artist, after Chester Gould American, 1900-1985

Mezzetino
Modeler: Bustelli, Franz Anton German, 1723-1763, b. Switzerland