Artists

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Hill, Johnnotes
John Hill was born in London in 1770, and was apprenticed as a youth to an engraver in that city. He became interested in the process of aquatinting, a technique wherein a metal plate is etched several times in order to create tonal gradations, resulting in a print that is easier to hand-color due to the variety of subtle tones produced. Hill began...
1770 - 1850Anonymous05/16/2012
Kimberly, James H. Died 1846Anonymous05/17/2012
Lazarus, Jacob Hart 1822 - 1891Anonymous06/04/2012
Moser, James Henrynotes
Born January 1, 1854, in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. His father was an architect. Moved with the family to Columbus, Ohio, 1864. Studied and associated with artists John H. Witt, Frederick S. Church, Frank Miller, and Professor Schroeder. Studied at the Art Students League of New York with Charles H. Davis. In Toledo, Ohio, 1875–77, and visited,...
1854 - 1913Anonymous05/18/2012
Witt, John Harrison 1840 -  1901Alexander Lusher05/15/2012
Kidder, James 1793 - 1837Anonymous05/17/2012
Kyle, Joseph 1815 - 1863Anonymous05/17/2012
Krimmel, John Lewisnotes
  John Lewis Krimmel (May 30, 1786-July 15, 1821), sometimes called "the American Hogarth" was America's first painter of genre scenes. Born in Germany, he emigrated to Philadelphia in 1809 and soon became a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Initially influenced by Scotland's David Wilkie, England's William Hogarth and America's...
1787 -  1821Anonymous04/03/2012
Mare, John 1739 -  1803Anonymous05/18/2012
McLenan, Johnnotes
John McLenan (1827-1865) was an influential and prolific illustrator whose works appeared nationally in books and periodicals from 1852 to 1866. According to legend, McLenan was sketching on a barrel head when he was “discovered” in 1848 by famed wood engraver DeWitt C. Hitchcock. The meeting resulted immediately in a new career for McLenan, who...
1827 - 1865Anonymous05/18/2012
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