Artists
| Name | Info | Years
  | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bufford, John Henry | 
John Henry Bufford (1810-1870) was a lithographer in 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.
Biography
Bufford trained "in the Pendleton shop in Boston from 1829 to 1831."[1] According to one historian, Bufford's work as a lithographer represented "a mediocre sort of craftmanship at best. ...He had no very special skills as [an] original artist and... | 1810 - 1870 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 |
| Broadbent Jr., Samuel | 1810 - 1880 | Anonymous | 05/18/2012 | |
| 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 |
| Brumidi, Constantino |
Constantino
Brumidi (July 26, 1805 – February 19, 1880) was an Greek/Italian-American
historical painter, best known and honored for his fresco work in the Capitol
Building in Washington, DC.
Parentage and early life
Brumidi was
born in Rome, his father a Greek and his mother an Italian. He showed his
talent for fresco painting at an early age... | 1805 - 1880 | Anonymous | 07/29/2012 |
| Bogardus, Margaret | 1804 - 1878 | Anonymous | 10/15/2012 | |
| Bridport, Hugh |
Hugh Bridport, born in England in 1794, was a portrait painter,
drawing instructor, architect, and engraver, who practiced lithography in
Philadelphia 1828-1830s. Trained at the Royal Academy and with miniature
painter Charles Wilkins, Bridport immigrated to Philadelphia with his artist
brother George in 1816. Soon after their arrival, the brothers... | 1794 - ca. 1869 | Anonymous | 05/19/2012 |
| Bennett, William James |
William Bennett was born in England. In 1799 the esteemed watercolor artist Richard Westall sponsored Bennett's entry into the Royal Academy of Art in London. Bennett showed an aptitude for landscape views, paying particular attention to topographical detail and the subtleties of light and atmosphere. Enrollment in the British forces in 1803 cut short... | 1787 - 1844 | Anonymous | 12/28/2012 |
| Birch, Thomas |
Thomas
Birch, American portrait and marine painter; born in London, England, in 1779;
died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 3, 1851.
He came to
the U. S. in 1794, and assisted his artist father, William Birch, in preparing
a 29-plate collection of engravings: "Birch's Views of Philadelphia"
(1799).[1] Subscribers to the series... | 1779 - 1851 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Binsse, Louis Francis DePaul | 1774 - 1844 | Anonymous | 06/04/2012 | |
| Brown, Mather | 1761 - 1831 | Anonymous | 12/14/2012 |
