Abbott Handerson Thayer (12 August 1849 – 29 May 1921)

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Self-Portrait 1920.

Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter, naturalist 

and teacher. He made a notable contribution to the theory 

and practice of military camouflage through observations 

of camouflage coloration of animals and birds. The principle 

of camouflage he developed is called Countershading or 

Thayer's Law.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, A Virgin 1892-1893.

Depicts the artist's daughter and sons. The painting is an 

allusion to the votive monument of the Winged Victory of 

Samothrace, which was found on the island of 

Samothrace, in Greece.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Stevenson Memorial 1903.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Winded Figure 1889.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Peacock in the Woods 1907.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Young Woman c. 1898.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Portrait of William Michael 

Spartali Stillman.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Boy and Angel 1918.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Angel 1887.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Landscape 

at Fontainebleau Forest 1876.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, The Sisters 1884.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Noon 1921.