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John Gadsby Chapman

1808-12-03 – 1889-11-28

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John Gadsby Chapman Born 3 December 1808 in Alexandria, Virginia Died 28 November 1889 in New York (Brooklyn), New YorkCredit: Unknown author

Life & Legacy

John Gadsby Chapman (December 3, 1808 – November 28, 1889) was an American artist famous for Baptism of Pocahontas, which was commissioned by the United States Congress and hangs in the United States Capitol rotunda.

Occupation & Career

painter, draftsperson, illustrator, illuminator, muralist, printmaker, artist, genre painter, engraver, graphic artist, architectural drafter

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Woman and Donkey by a Roadside Shrine; Grape Harvest; Harvesting on the Roman Campagna; Harvesters on the Roman Campagna; Harvest on the Roman Campagna; Pines of the Villa Barberini; Entrance to Fort Sumter.jpg; A Lazy Fisherman; The Roman Campagna; Triumph of Stoffel Brinkerhoff, on His Return from His Conquests in the East

Legacy Highlights

Organizations & Memberships

Century Association

Notable Work

A Lazy Fisherman · Entrance to Fort Sumter.jpg · Grape Harvest · Harvest on the Roman Campagna · Harvesters on the Roman Campagna · Harvesting on the Roman Campagna · Pines of the Villa Barberini · The Roman Campagna · Triumph of Stoffel Brinkerhoff, on His Return from His Conquests in the East · Woman and Donkey by a Roadside Shrine

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q2659120 — wikidata View source

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