Biglin Brothers

The Biglin Brothers: John (died April 19, 1886^[1]), James (1851–1917), and Bernard ["Barney"] (1840–1924) were brothers from New York active in professional rowing during the decade following the American Civil War, when rowing was one of America’s most popular spectator sports. John and Barney were the subject of a series of eleven paintings by Thomas Eakins.