Robert Jenkins Onderdonk

Robert Jenkins Onderdonk
Fall of The Alamo, oil on canvas, 1903, Texas Governor's Mansion
Born(1852-01-16)January 16, 1852
St. Timothy's Hall, Catonsville, Maryland
DiedJuly 2, 1917(1917-07-02) (aged 65)
NationalityAmerican
EducationNational Academy of Design,
Art Students League (William Merritt Chase, James Carroll Beckwith)
Known forPainting
Notable workFall of the Alamo

Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (January 16, 1852 – July 2, 1917) was an American painter and art teacher, born in Catonsville, Maryland. An important artist in the first stage of Texas art, he was a long-time art teacher in San Antonio and Dallas, where he formed art associations and leagues; for his contributions to the culture of art and painting in Texas he is known as the "Dean of Texas's Artists."