Artists
| Name | Info | Years
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| Cook, Nelson | ![]()
Nelson Cook
(rarely, Cooke, seen esp in
Canada) was the son of furniture-maker Joseph Cook (b. ca 1768, Wallingford, CT
- d. 22 Dec 1864) and Mary Ann Tolman (Tallman?), b.
Guilford, MA; the parents moved to the Ballston Spa/Malta area of Saratoga
County around 1800 from Wallingford. Cook's birthdate
given here is derived from his death... | 1808 - 1892 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Werner, Carl Friedrich Heinrich | ![]()
Carl
Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808–1894) was a German watercolor painter.
Born in
Weimar, Werner studied painting under Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld in Leipzig.
He switched to studying architecture in Munich from 1829 to 1831, but
thereafter returned to painting. He won a scholarship to travel to Italy, where
he ended up founding a studio in... | 1808 - 1894 | Anonymous | 11/12/2012 |
| Sartain, John | ![]()
John
Sartain (October 24, 1808 - October 25, 1897) was an artist who pioneered
mezzotint engraving in the United States.[1]
Biography
John
Sartain was born in London, England on October 24, 1808. He learned line
engraving, and produced several of the plates in William Young Ottley's Early
Florentine School (1826). In 1828, he began to do... | 1808 - 1897 | Anonymous | 05/22/2012 |
| Freeman, James Edward | ![]()
James
Edward Freeman (1808–November 21, 1884) was an American painter,
diplomat, and author. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York
City and in Rome, Italy. He expatriated to Rome in 1841 when he was appointed
U.S. Consul to Ancona, in the Papal States.
Early life and career in
America
Freeman was
born on Indian Island, in New... | 1808 - 1884 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Moise, Theodore Sidney | ![]()
MOÏSE, THEODORE SYDNEY (1808–1883), U.S. painter; grandson of
Abraham *Moïse. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he
received instruction in painting from his aunt, Penina
*Moïse, a part-time artist. Nothing is known
about his further education. In 1835, Moïse
opened a studio in Charleston, advertising his services as a portrait... | 1808 - 1885 | Anonymous | 04/10/2012 |
| Hancock, Nathaniel | Died 1809 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 | |
| Russell, Mrs. Moses B. | ![]()
Clarissa Peters was born in Februay 1809 in Andover, Massachusetts. While little is known about her early life, it is believed that she taught at the Blue Hill Academy in Blue Hill, Maine. By 1835 she was working in Boston as a miniaturist and giving instruction. In 1839 she married Moses Baker Russell, who was also a miniaturist and instructor.
Even... | 1809 - 1854 | Anonymous | 12/23/2012 |
| Bartlett, William Henry | ![]()
William
Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854) was a British
artist, best known for his numerous steel engravings.
Biography
Bartlett
was born in Kentish Town, London in 1809. He was apprenticed to John Britton
(1771–1857), and became one of the foremost illustrators of topography of
his generation.
He
travelled throughout... | 1809 - 1854 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Paradise, John Wesley | 1809 - 1862 | igrkio | 03/27/2012 | |
| Hubard, William James | 1809 - 1862 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |





