Artists
| Name | Info | Years
  | Updated by | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks, Edward | 
Edward
Hicks (April 4, 1780 – August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter, a
distinguished minister of the Society of Friends, and he also became a Quaker
icon because of his paintings.
Life and career
Early life
Edward
Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Attleboro (now Langhorne), in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His parents were... | 1780 - 1849 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Hill, John |
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 - 1850 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
| Hathaway, Rufus | 1770 - 1822 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 | |
| Hesselius, John |
John
Hesselius (1728–1778) was a portraitist who worked mostly in Virginia and
Maryland. He was the son of the Swedish-born portraitist Gustavus Hesselius.
Background
John
Hesselius was most likely born in Philadelphia, where his father owned a house
to satisfy clients. Claims that he was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland
are unfounded,... | 1728 - 1778 | Anonymous | 04/05/2012 |
| Hunten, F. G. W. | Active ca. 1850 | Anonymous | 05/16/2012 |
