Anonymous

John Van Courtland 1731

inspired by Kneller's Lord Buckhurst and Lady Sackville

Pelham

 Rev. Cotton Mather 1728

mezzotint

painted the portrait before he etched it. Married

Copley's mother later on.

John Smibert

Dean George Berkely and his Family (Bermuda Group)

1729

Was taken by the family to establish a school in Bermuda but they ended up stranded in New England. The family eventually returned to Europe but Smibert stayed and became the greatest painter in America.

Smibert

Mrs Nathaniel Cunningham 1730

This isn't the right picture, but it's probably close.

Feke

Isaac Royall and his Family, 1741

Worked in Newport, Rhode Island. Everybody looks exactly the same even though a couple of them aren't even related.

Feke

Brigadier General Samuel Waldo c 1748

Waldo fought in the French and Indian War. This is one of the first comissioned works by the government. The telescope and war in the background are really the only hints that this is a military portrait.

Henrietta Johnston

Mrs. Samuel Prioleau 1715

Came to Charleston from England and used portraiture to support her family after her husband died.

Kuhn

Henry Darnall 1710

Hesselius

Tishcohan 1735

Swedish immigrant who painted the first nude in america. This is a Minisink chief.

Theus

Elizabeth Wragg Manigault 1757

Theus painted very elongated faces, high color in teh cheeks. Much less idealized than was typical.

Badger

James Badger 1760

Worked as a sign painter

Blackburn

Isaac Winslow and Family 1755

First to bring the Rococco-- all the older, more serious painters like Smibert are dead. Much more playful colors.

John Singleton Copley

Mary and Elizabeth Royall, 1758

Totally self taught. Started painting at 13. This painting is from when he was 20. First painter to be able to capture a likeness.

John Singleton Copley

Henry Pelham 1765

Sent to Benjamin West and Joshua Reynolds to show off his skill to the European academy.

John Singleton Copley

Mrs Thomas Boylston 1766

John Singleton Copley

Paul Revere 1770

John Singleton Copley

Mr and Mrs Isaac Winslow 1773

Peale

Edward Lloyd Family 1771

3 Wives and 17 kids. America's first nude model.

Peale

John and Elizabeth Cadwalader and Daughter Anne 1772

Peale

The Peale Family 1773-1809

Peale

George Washington at Princeton 1779

Benjamin West

Mrs. West and Son Raphael 1770

Philadelphia quaker who became the 2nd president of the art academy.

West

Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicus 1767

West invented neoclassicism-- Winckelmann, a German guy, came to Italy to work on an excavation and wrote in favor of imitation of Greek art for artistic enlightenment, so West started to do it.

West

Death of General Wolfe, 1770

"romantic". Figures based on Greek statues.

West

Death on a Pale Horse 1817

Compare to Fuseli nightmare