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1753, Mar 26 1766-1814 1814, Aug 21
an American-born British physicist and inventor whose challenges to established physical theory were part of the 19th century revolution in thermodynamics. He served as lieutenant-colonel of the King's American Dragoons, part of the British Loyalist forces, during the American Revolutionary War. After the end of the war he moved to London, where his administrative talents were recognized when he was appointed a full colonel, and in 1784 he received a knighthood from King George III . A prolific designer, Thompson also drew designs for warships. He later moved to Bavaria and entered government service there, being appointed Bavarian Army Minister and re-organizing the army, and, in 1791, was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Benjamin Thompson 1753, Mar 26 1766
1814 1814, Aug 21
Giuseppe Grisoni 1699, Oct 24 1715 1769 1769 an Italian painter and sculptor, noted for his landscapes and historical tableaux. Born in Mons, ... Francis Hayman 1708 1730 1769 1776 an English painter and illustrator who became one of the founding members of the Royal Academy in... Frederik de Moucheron 1633 1659 177 1686, Jan 2 a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter. He painted French, Italian, and Dutch landscapes. To finish... Gabrielle-Charlotte Patin 1666 1680 177 unknown a French numismatist, writer and painter during the 17th century. Granddaughter of medical doctor... Cosmo Alexander 1724 1747 1772 1772 a Scottish portrait painter. A supporter of James Edward Stuart's claim to the English and Scotti... James Ferguson [3] 1710, Apr 25 1720 1773 1776, Nov 17 a Scottish astronomer, instrument and globe maker. It is, as the inventor and improver of astron... Alexander Runciman 1736, Aug 15 1750 1773 1785, Oct 4 a Scottish painter of historical and mythological subjects. He was the elder brother of John Runc... John Wollaston unknown 1742 1775 unknown an English painter of portraits who was active in the British colonies in North America for much ... John Collett 1725 ca 1761 1775 1780, Aug 6 an English satirical artist. He first exhibited at the exhibition of the Free Society of Artists ... Dirk van der Aa 1731 1770 1779 1809, Feb 23 a Dutch rococo painter who is best known for his allegorical work. Born and died in The Hague. Wi... John Durand unknown 1765 1782 unknown a colonial American portraitist. With John Mare, Abraham Delanoy, and Lawrence Kilburn, he was o... Aert Schouman 1710, Mar 4 1735 1785 1792, May 7 an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Schouman was a leading artist in Zeeland b... Andres de la Calleja 1705, Dec 6 1740 1785 1785, Jan 2 a Spanish painter, born at Rioja. He was so successful in his early efforts that he was soon appo... Benjamin Calau 1724 1743 1785 1785 a German portrait painter, who used an encaustic technique. He painted some portraits for Johann ... Patience Wright 1725 1770 1785 1786, Mar 23 the first recognized American-born sculptor. She chiefly created wax figures of people. She loved... Tilly Kettle 1735 1750 1786 1786 a portrait painter and the first prominent English portrait painter to operate in India. In 1768,... Richard Samuel unknown 1770 1786 unknown an English portrait painter who won several prestigious medals in the 1770s in London. He is know... Thomas Sandby 1721 1740 1789 1798, Jun 25 an English draughtsman, watercolour artist, architect and teacher. In 1743 he was appointed priva... Agostino Carlini 1718 ca 1760 1790 1790, Aug 15 an Italian sculptor and painter, who settled in England and became one of the founding members o... Richard Cosway 1742, Nov 5 1754 1791 1821, Jul 4 a leading English portrait painter of the Regency era, noted for his miniatures. He was a contemp... Hendrik-Jozef Antonissen 1737 1755 1792 1794 a Flemish painter of landscapes and cattle. Antonissen was born at Antwerp. He entered the studio... Karl Daniel Friedrich Bach 1756, May 1780 1796 1829, Apr 8 a German painter; born Potsdam, died in Breslau. As his father was a merchant and an elder (Lande... Januarius Zick 1730, Feb 6 1750 1797 1797, Nov 14 a painter and architect. He is considered to be one of the main masters of the Late-Baroque. Janu... Lemuel Francis Abbott 1760/61 1780 1798 1802, Dec 5 an English portrait painter, famous for his likeness of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (curr... John Mare Jr. 1739 1765 1799 1802/03 an American painter, businessman, and public figure. Not much is known of Mare's training, althou... Francisco Agustin y Grande 1753 1770 1799 1800 a Spanish painter of the Neoclassic style. In 1799, he became a member for the Royal Academy of S... Matthew Pratt 1734, Sep 23 1764 1800 1805, Jan 9 an American "Colonial Era" artist famous for his portraits of American men and women. He was appr... Thomas Morris [2] 1750 ca 1780 1800 1816 engraver Rienk Jelgerhuis 1729, Apr 13 1744 1806 1806, Apr 17 a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman. Jelgerhuis was born in Leeuwarden. He mainly made his fa... William Winstanley [2] 1775 1793 1806 1806 an English painter of landscapes and portraits who worked in the United States from the early 179... Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard 1743, Sep 11 1764 1809 1809, Jun 4 a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, ... Peter Rushton Maverick 1755, Apr 1 1770 1809 1811, Dec 12 American silversmith and engraver. After training as a silversmith, he responded to the growing d... Charles Willson Peale 1741, Apr 15 1770 1810 1827, Feb 22 an American painter, soldier, scientist, inventor, politician and naturalist. He is best remember... Henry Benbridge 1743, Oct 1769 1812 1812, Feb early American portrait painter, was born in Philadelphia, the only child of James and Mary (Clar... George Engleheart 1750, Oct 26 1773 1813 1829, Mar 21 one of the greatest English painters of portrait miniatures, and a contemporary of Richard Cosway... Andrea Appiani 1754, May 31 1776 1814 1817, Nov 8 an Italian neoclassical painter; fresco painter active in Milan and a court painter of Napoleon. ... John Singleton Copley 1738 1752 1815 1815, Sep 9 an American painter, active in both colonial America and England. He was probably born in Boston,... Daniel Caffe 1750, Jul 21 1770 1815 1815, Jan 16 a German pastel painter of portraits. Caffé was born in Küstrin, and began his career as a pain... Friedrich Bury 1763, Mar 12 1780 1815 1823, May 18 a German artist born in Hanau. He studied first under his father Jean Jacques Bury, who was a gol... Robert Fulton 1765, Nov 14 1793 1815 1815, Feb 24 an American engineer and inventor who is widely credited with developing a commercially successfu... Frederick Kemmelmeyer 1752/53 1782 1816 1823 ca Frederick Kemmelmeyer advertised that he was an artist for the first time in a Baltimore newspape... Marcello Bacciarelli 1731, Feb 16 1750 1818 1818, Jan 5 a Polish-Italian painter of the late-baroque and Neoclassic periods. He painted a set of portrait... Josef Abel 1768, Aug 22 1801 1818 1818, Oct 4 an Austrian historical painter and etcher. Among his famous works are paintings and etchings of K... Benjamin Greenleaf 1769, jan 13 1803 1818 1821, Jan 10 painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American... Jurriaan Andriessen 1742, Jul 12 1760 1819 1819, Jul 31 an able artist in decorative painting; the decorations of the new theatre at Amsterdam were execu... Martin Drolling the Elder 1752 1810 1819 1817 Born in Oberhergheim, France. Learned to paint from an artist in Schlestadt, and then attended th... Benjamin West 1738, Oct 1 1746 1820 1820 , Mar 11 Born in Springfield, PA. He was self-taught, having little formal education and he could barely r... Henry Fuseli 1741, Feb 7 1761 1820 1825, Apr 17 a Swiss painter, draughtsman and writer on art who spent much of his life in Britain. Many of his... Ezra Ames 1768, May 5 1795 1820 1836, Feb 23 a popular portrait painter in Albany, New York during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mor... John Scott 1774, Mar 12 1788 1821 1827, Dec 24 an English engraver, known for his work on topics showing animals. At the age of twelve he was ap... Andries Cornelis Lens 1739, Mar 31 1759 1822 1822, Mar 30 Flemish painter and draughtsman Joseph Steward 1753, Jul 6 1786 1822 1822, Apr 15 an American minister, portrait painter and museum curator. Steward was a largely self-taught arti... Francisco Goya 1746, Mar 30 1786 1824 1828, Apr 16 a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of ... Eunice Pinney 1770, Feb 9 1809 1826 1826 an American folk artist active in the towns of Windsor and Simsbury, Connecticut. According to ar... Matthew Harris Jouett 1788 1812 1827 1827 an American portrait painter, the son of Jack Jouett. Jouett painted in New Orleans, Natchez, Mis... William Thornton 1759, May 20 1789 1828 1828, Mar 28 a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capi... Johann Samuel Arnhold 1766, Dec 22 1780 1829 1828, Jan 1 a German painter. He was born at Heinitz, a village near Meissen, and studied in the Art School o... Elisabeth von Adlerflycht 1775, Sep 23 1811 1829 1846, Mar 15 a German painter and inventor of the Rhine panorama. Elisabeth von Adlerflycht had a painting gal... Marianne Ehrenstrom 1773, Dec 9 1790 1831 1867, Jan 4 a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, memorialist, principal and lady-... William Dunlap 1766, Feb 19 1783 1834 1839, Sep 28 a pioneer of American theater. He was a producer, playwright, and actor, as well as a historian. ... Johannes Rienksz Jelgerhuis 1770 1785 1836 1836 a 19th-century painter and actor from the Northern Netherlands. He was also known for interiors a... Hendrik Voogd 1768, Jul 10 1788 1839 1839, Sep 4 a Dutch painter and printmaker, who was active in Italy. Voogd's works from his first Roman years... Jose Aparicio 1773, Dec 16 1790 1839 1838, May 10 a Spanish painter of the Neoclassic period. Born in Alicante and died in Madrid. His early traini... Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1781, Mar 13 1805 1839 1841, Oct 9 a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schin... Sir George Back 1796, Nov 6 1808 1839 1878, Jun 23 a British naval officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist. As a boy, he wen... Giovanni Paolo Panini 1691, Jun 17 1710 184 1765, Oct 21 a painter and architect, who worked in Rome and is mainly known as one of the vedutisti ("view pa... Jacob Maentel 1763, Jun 15 1797 1840 1863, Apr, 28 Born in Kassel, Germany. Self-taught artist, painted local portraits. Fought under Napolean. Emig... William Kneass 1781, Sep 25 1812 1840 1840, Aug 27 the second Chief Engraver of the United States Mint from 1824 until his death in 1840. Kneass is ... Johann Adam Ackermann 1780 1800 18409 1853, Mar 27 a German landscape painter of the early 19th century. His best-known works are his winter landsca... Benjamin Trott unknown 1791 1841 1843 Benjamin Trott, thought to have been born in Boston, ranks with Edward Greene Malbone and Charles... Washington Allston 1779, Nov 5 1801 1841 1843, Jul 9 an American painter and poet, born in Waccamaw Parish, South Carolina. Allston pioneered America'... Augustus Wall Callcott 1779, Feb 20 1799 1843 1844, Nov 2 an English landscape painter. His preference for landscape, including river and coast scenery, so... Henry Sargent 1770, Nov 25 1793 1845 1845, Feb 21 American painter and military man, was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. In 1793 Sargent went t... John Vanderlyn 1775, Oct 18 1791 1847 1852, Sep 23 an American neoclassicist painter. In 1802 he painted two views of Niagara Falls, which were engr... Rembrandt Peale 1778, Feb 22 1791 1849 1860, Oct 3 an American artist and museum keeper. A prolific portrait painter, he was especially acclaimed fo... George Chinnery 1774, Jan 5 1796 1849 1852, May 30 Born in London, studied at the Royal Academy Schools. Moved to Ireland in 1796, where he establis... Leo von Klenze 1784, Feb 29 1808 1849 1864, Jan 26 a German neoclassicist architect, painter and writer. Court architect of Bavarian King Ludwig I, ... Vicente Lopez y Portana 1772, Sep 19 1794 1850 1850, Jul 22 a Spanish painter, considered one of the best portrait painters of his time. Vicente López was a... Jules Robert Auguste 1789 1810 1850 1850, Apr 15 a French painter associated with Romanticism and classicism. His travels in Greece, Egypt, and Mo... Abdallah Khan unknown 1810 1850 unknown a Persian painter and architect, active between 1810 and 1850 in Tehran. He received his apprenti... Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek 1778 1793 1851 1851 a Dutch painter and draughtsman. Johannes Hermanus Koekkoek initially trained under Thomas Gaal, ... John James Audubon 1785, Apr 26 1803 1851 1851, Jan 27 an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his extensive studies docu... Heinrich Gotthold Arnold 1785 1800 1854 1854 a German artist. Arnold was born in 1785 at Lamütz, near Radeberg in Saxony. He was a pupil of S... Jean-Baptiste Isabey 1767, Apr 11 1786 1855 1855, Apr 18 a French painter born at Nancy. Employed at Versailles on portraits of the dukes of Angoulême an... Albrecht Adam 1786, Apr 16 1809 1858 1862, Aug 28 a German painter of battles and horses. Brother of Heinrich Adam. He worked until a great age, re... Charles Hamilton Smith 1776, Dec 26 1787 1859 1859, Sep 21 an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, soldier, and spy. His military career bega... Matthew Cotes Wyatt 1777 1805 1859 1862, Jan 3 a painter and sculptor and a member of the Wyatt family, who were well known in the Victorian era... Karl Agricola 1779 1800 1862 1862 a German artist, noted for his portrait miniatures. He became known for his mythological pictures... Ernst Gebauer 1782, May 23 1797 1865 1865, Jul 7 a German painter. Very little information is available about his life. He was born in Lietzen and... Jean-Frederic Waldeck 1766, Mar 16? 1790 1869 1875, Apr 30 a French antiquarian, cartographer, artist and explorer. Waldeck is remembered primarily for the... Thomas Sully 1783 1801 1869 1872 an American portrait painter, who was born in Britain but lived most of his life in Philadelphia.... Jakob Alt 1789, Sep 27 1810 1869 1872, Sep 30 a German painter and lithographer. He became noted as a landscape painter and made various journe... Antoine-Louis Barye 1796, Sep 24 1810 1869 1875, Jun 25 an Italian painter and architect of the early-Baroque period, active in Rome and Spain, where he ... Edward Blore 1787, Sep 13 1811 1874 1879, Sep 4 a 19th-century British landscape and architectural artist, architect and antiquary. In 1826, he w... William Bartram 1739, Apr 20 1773 190 1823, Jul 22 an American naturalist. He was born in Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As a boy, he acco... Ruth Henshaw Bascom 1772, Dec 15 1791 192 1848, Feb 16 an American folk artist. Bascom made portraits of friends and relatives when she lived with her h... Heinrich Adam 1787 1811 194 1862, Feb 15 a German painter. He studied painting in Augsburg and Munich, and distinguished himself as a pain...
