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Sarah Pierce 1767-1852 of The Litchfield Female Academy
.A History of the Litchfield Female AcademySarah Pierce, born in 1767, was the 5th child and 4th daughter of Litchfield, Connecticut, farmer and potter John Pierce and his wife Mary Paterson. Sarah’s...
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June, 1797, Diary of 11-Year-Old Girl at Litchfield Female Academy
.JULIA COWLES - HER DIARY - June 1797The Litchfield Female Academy in ConnecticutJulia Cowles was born on 1786 to Zenas Cowles and Mary Lewis Cowles of Farmington, Connecticut. Julia attended the...
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Despite bigamy, alcoholism, & bad debts, Ralph Earl paints some fairly...
.Ralph Earl was born on a prosperous farm in Massachusettes on May 11, 1751. Ralph was named after his father, who as a large landowner was active in community affairs & an officer in the local...
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1796 Diary of 16-Year-Old Student at Litchfield Female Academy
.Rebecca Couch Mrs James C. Denison 1788-1863 View of Litchfield 1805Charlotte Sheldon was a pupil in Miss Pierce's school in the early days of its existence. She was the daughter of Dr. Daniel...
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Lucy Sheldon Beach 1788-1889 & the role of Art at Litchfield Academy
Lucy Sheldon Beach 1788-1889 by Anson Dickinson (1779-1852) 1831Lucy Sheldon Beach, daughter of Daniel & Huldah Stone Sheldon of Litchfield, Connecticut, was born June 27, 1788. From 1801 until...
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Nancy Hart 1735-1830 "Poor Nancy-she was a honey of a patriot, but the devil...
Historical Collections of GeorgiaGeorge White 1802-1887Pudney & Russell, 1855 - Georgia Georgia's most acclaimed female participant during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) was Nancy Hart...
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New York Lady c 1790
Hannah Maley (Mrs. Johannes Cornelis) Cuyler (b. 1769), Unidentified Artist, circa 1790
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18C American Paintings of Women by John Wollaston 1710-1775
c 1749 John Wollaston (American colonial era painter, 1710-1775) Lucy Parry, Wife of Admiral ParryEnglish rococo portraitist John Wollaston arrived in New York from England in 1749, where he worked for...
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18C American Women by Benjamin West 1738-1820
Benjamin West was the 10th child of a rural innkeeper in Springfield, Pennsylvania, in October, 1738, and died exaulted in London, in March, 1820. Before his ascension to historical allegory painter...
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Paintings American Women 1700-20s
1700s Mrs Augustus Jay. Attributed to Gerrit Duyckinck (1660–ca. 1712).Attributed to Nehemiah Partridge Mrs Ellery1720s Attributed to Gerrit or Gerardus Duyckinck Portrait of a Lady1720s Nehemiah...
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18C American Women 1730s
1730 John Smibert (American colonial era artist, 1688-1751). Possibly Hester Stanton Plaisted Gooch.1730 Gansevoort Limner possibly Pieter Vanderlyn (American colonial era artist, 1687-1778). Susanna...
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18C American Women 1740s
1740 John Heaton (American colonial era artist, c 1695-a 1742) Magdalena Douw (Mrs Harme) from Albany, New York. (This artist's name also spelled in records of the period Iten, Eyton, Eaton, &...
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18C American Women by John Durand 1731-1805
John Durand (French-born?, English-trained, American painter, 1731-1805)Â Catharine Beekman 1766In London on September 15, 1760, John Durand, apprenticed for 7 years to decorative carriage &...
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18C American Women by Joseph Blackburn 1700-1780
Although it is not certain, artist Joseph Blackburn was probably born, schooled, & died in England. He clearly was taught painting in the English Rocco portrait style & his particular skill was...
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18C American Women + a bit of intrigue by Cosmo Alexander (1724-1772)
Cosmo Alexander (1724-1772) Self Portrait c 1747Cosmo Alexander (1724-1772) was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the son of Catholic portrait painter & engraver John Alexander (1690-1765) and the great...
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1773 Revolution Rising - The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party, December 17, 1773Victory in the French and Indian War was costly for the British. At the war's conclusion in 1763, King George III and his government looked to taxing the American...
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Birds in 18C American paintings
1745 American Painting - Joseph Badger (1708-1765). Detail of John Gerry (1741-1786) brother of Elbridge Gerry of Boston with bird.Most of our migrating birds have left our woods already.  Seems like...
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American Artist John Hesselius 1728-1778
In colonial Philadelphia, Swedish painter Gustavus Hesselius (1682-1755) had a son John in 1728, who lived and worked in Pennsylvania, Maryland, & Virginia for 50 years. Gustavus taught his son...
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Squirrels in paintings of 18C American women + a couple of boys...
1757 Joseph Badger (American artist, 1708-1765). Rebecca Orne (later Mrs. Joseph Cabot)In the British American colonies, people raided squirrel nests for their young, & the young squirrels were...
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Pet Deer & Deer Parks in 18C America
1712 Justus Englehardt Kuhn (fl in Maryland 1708-1717). Charles Carroll of Annapolis (1702 - 1782). In colonial British America, the sons of gentry were painted with deer pets, while their elders often...
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