Find out more about the greatest 18th Century American Painters, including Samuel Morse, John James Audubon, John Trumbull, Grandma Moses and Benjamin West.
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John James Audubon(US Artist and Ornithologist Known for His Drawings of North American Birds)
Birthdate: April 26, 1785
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Les Cayes
Died: January 27, 1851
American artist and ornithologist John James Audubon is remembered mostly for his illustrations of North American birds. Born as an illegitimate child in France, he later moved to the US and then to Canada, for business, but ended up documenting birds. His best-known work is the pioneering ornithological work The Birds of America.
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Grandma Moses(Painter, Illustrator)
Birthdate: September 7, 1860
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York
Died: December 13, 1961
Anna Mary Robertson, better known as Grandma Moses, revolutionized American folk art with her iconic depictions of American rural life. After spending 15 years of her life working as a housekeeper, she deviated toward embroidery. A bout of arthritis made her switch to painting in her late 70s.
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Gilbert Stuart(Portrait painter, Painter)
Birthdate: December 3, 1755
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: North Kingstown
Died: July 9, 1828
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John Trumbull(War veterans)
Birthdate: June 6, 1756
Sun Sign: Gemini
Died: November 10, 1843
Birthdate: July 3, 1738
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died: September 9, 1815
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Benjamin West(Artist)
Birthdate: October 10, 1738
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Springfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: March 11, 1820
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George Catlin(American Painter, Adventurer, Traveler, Lawyer, and Author)
Birthdate: July 26, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 23, 1872
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Charles Willson Peale(American Painter)
Birthdate: April 15, 1741
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chester, Maryland, United States
Died: February 22, 1827
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Sarah Goodridge(Painter)
Birthdate: February 5, 1788
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Templeton, Massachusetts, United Stafes
Died: December 28, 1853
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Rembrandt Peale(Former Painter acclaimed for his likenesses of presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson)
Birthdate: February 22, 1778
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: October 3, 1860
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William Thornton(British-American Physician, Inventor, Painter and Architect Who Designed the 'United States Capitol')
Birthdate: May 20, 1759
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Jost van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, England
Died: March 28, 1828
British-American William Thornton was initially trained in medicine and that is when he began drawing and sketching as part of his medical notes. He later won a contest for the design of the Library Company of Philadelphia's new hall. He also designed the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
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Asher B. Durand(Painter)
Birthdate: August 21, 1796
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maplewood, New Jersey, United States
Died: September 17, 1886
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Matthew Lyon(Former politician, who served as a United States Representative from both Vermont and Kentucky.)
Birthdate: July 14, 1749
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Wicklow, Ireland
Died: August 1, 1822
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John Vanderlyn(Painter)
Birthdate: October 15, 1776
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kingston, New York, United States
Died: September 23, 1852
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Washington Allston
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Patience Wright(Sculptor)
Birthdate: 1725 AD
Birthplace: Oyster Bay, New York, United States
Died: March 23, 1786
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Joshua Johnson(Painter)
Birthdate: 1763 AD
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died: 1878 AD
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Ralph Earl
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Raphaelle Peale
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James Peale(Painter)
Birthdate: 1749 AD
Birthplace: Chestertown, Maryland, United States
Died: May 24, 1831
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Chester Harding(Painter)
Birthdate: September 1, 1792
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Conway, Massachusetts, United States
Died: April 1, 1866
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William Rush(Sculptor)
Birthdate: July 4, 1756
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 17, 1833
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Maria Martin(Artist)
Birthdate: July 6, 1796
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Died: December 18, 1863
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John Wesley Jarvis(Painter)
Birthdate: 1781 AD
Birthplace: South Shields, England
Died: January 14, 1839
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William Williams(Artist)
Birthdate: 1727 AD
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: April 27, 1791
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Robert Feke(Painter)
Birthdate: 1705 AD
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, United States
Died: 1752 AD
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John Smibert(Artist)
Birthdate: March 24, 1688
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died: March 2, 1751
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Anna Claypoole Peale(Painter)
Birthdate: March 6, 1791
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: December 25, 1878
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Edward Greene Malbone(Painter)
Birthdate: 1777 AD
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: May 7, 1807
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John Watson(Artist)
Birthdate: November 2, 1971
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Blackpool, England
