Artists
| Name | Info | Years
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| Agate, Alfred Thomas | ![]()
Alfred Thomas Agate (February 14, 1812, in Sparta, New York – January 5, 1846, Washington, D.C.) was a noted American artist, painter and miniaturist.
Agate lived in New York from 1831–1838. He studied with his brother, Frederick Styles Agate, a portrait and historical painter. He later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings.[citation needed]... | 1812 - 1846 | Anonymous | 11/17/2012 |
| Unger, Leopold Paul | 1812 - 1859 | Anonymous | 03/31/2012 | |
| Audubon, John Woodhouse | 1812 - 1862 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 | |
| Elliott, Charles Loring | ![]()
Charles
Loring Elliott (1812–1868) was an American painter known for his
portraits. He was active in central New York for 10 years as a young man, then
in 1845 moved to New York City to pursue his career. He was elected to the
National Academy of Design in 1846.
Early life and education
Elliott was
born at Auburn, New York. His father was a... | 1812 - 1868 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 |
| Jarvis, Charles Wesley | ![]()
Charles
Wesley Jarvis, the second son of the portrait painter John Wesley Jarvis, was
born in New York City. His mother died the following year, and he and an older
brother, John, were raised by her relatives on Long Island. Jarvis' father
spent many years away from home working as an itinerant painter.
Jarvis
apparently received his earliest... | 1812 - 1868 | Anonymous | 05/17/2012 |
| Scarborough, William H. | ![]()
William
Harrison Scarborough was born on November 7, 1812 in Dover, Tennessee. While
his family heritage was English, the Scarboroughs had been living in America
for two generations at the time of William's birth. Growing up, William's
parents encouraged each of their thirteen children to pursue their educations,
and at sixteen he left home to... | 1812 - 1871 | Anonymous | 05/22/2012 |
| Fuller, Augustus | 1812 - 1873 | Anonymous | 05/15/2012 | |
| Palmer, Frances Flora | ![]()
"Fanny" Palmer is best known for her illustrations of American life for Currier and Ives. Born in England, she was educated in London. In the early 1840s, she and her husband immigrated to the United States, settling in New York City.
Palmer had studied art and soon found work as an illustrator specializing in lithography. By 1849 she was working for... | 1812 - 1876 | Anonymous | 07/28/2012 |
| Stuart, Jane | ![]()
Jane Stuart
was born sometime between 1808 and 1812, the youngest child of artist Gilbert
Stuart and his wife, Charlotte Coates. Gilbert Stuart was the famed New England
painter of European kings, American presidents, prominent citizens and a
particularly well-known depiction of Sir William Grant known as The Skater.
Stuart's George Washington... | 1812 - 1888 | Anonymous | 05/22/2012 |
| Granger, Charles Henry | ![]()
An
itinerant painter who at various times was also a poet, linguist, composer,
musician, music teacher, sculptor, and draftsman, Charles Granger was born on
13 June 1812 in Saco, Maine, a town just south of Portland where the Saco River
meets the Atlantic. He was the son of Daniel Granger and Mary Jordan.
Granger's
artistic career began about... | 1812 - 1893 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |





