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Most of early American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century) consists of history painting and especially portraits. As in Colonial America, many of the painters who specialized in portraits were essentially self-taught; notable among them are Joseph Badger, John Brewster Jr., and William Jennys.
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Biography. Painting. United States. This is a non-diffusing...
- Category:18th-century American painters
Biography. Painting. United States. This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:18th-century African-American painters and Category:18th-century Native American painters and Category:18th-century American women painters.
Some eighteenth-century portraits painted in the colonies—from those of the Freake family to those Copley painted such as the dual portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Mifflin—all speak to a kind of dialogue between European artistic precedents and the interests of a North American audience.
Generally developing in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when settlers revived artistic traditions from their home countries in a uniquely American way, folk art includes artworks created by and for a large majority of people.
Pages in category "18th-century American artists". The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Born in Boston, moved to London in 1774. The most celebrated American artist of the 18th century, he achieved great success first as a portraitist in Massachusetts, later as a history painter in England.
Learn about the 18th century, an era of new knowledge, scientific discovery, European colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade. The Enlightenment is the name given to a period of discovery and learning that flourished among Europeans and Americans from about 1680–1820, changing the way they viewed the world.
