Identifier: historyofrisepro00dunl_3 (find matches)
Title: A history of the rise and progress of the arts of design in the United States
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Dunlap, William, 1766-1839 Bayley, Frank W. (Frank William), 1863-1932 Goodspeed, Charles E. (Charles Eliot), 1867-1950
Subjects: Artists Art
Publisher: Boston, C. E. Goodspeed & co.
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
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fand dumb since birth. At Mr. Rufus Farnums, 14 Summer st.(From the Boston Citizen of December 29, 1802.) Bridges. In 1736, Col. Charles Byrd of Westover, Virginia,wrote to Governor Spotswood introducing Charles Bridges as aman of good family either by the frowns of misfortune or his ownmismanagement obliged to seek his bread in a strange land, addingHis name is Bridges and his profession painting and if you have anyemployment for him in that way he will be proud of obeying yourcommand. He has drawn my children and several others in thisneighborhood, and tho he has not the master hand of a Lilly orKneller, yet had he lived so long ago as when places were given to themost deserving, he might have pretended to be Sergeant Painter ofVirginia. Bridges was painting in Virginia for years, and a largenumber of portraits by him have been preserved. His women aregraceful and well drawn and generally wear a single curl drawn overin front of one shoulder (see portrait reproduced of Evelyn Byrd).
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I JOHN ADAMS1735-1826By Benjamin Blythfrom an engraving The original in the Collection of Mrs. Charles Francis Adams ADDENDA 285 In 1738 he lived in Williamsburg and was painting in Virginia as lateas 1750. Brooks. All that is known of this engravers work is that hemade a book-plate for Dr. J. Dove of Richmond, Va., probablyabout 1800. Brown. Benjamin Brown, engraver, worked in stipple and line inNew York, about 1812-19. Brown. Lawrence Brown, a Limner, according to the Select-mens Records of the Town of Boston, July 31, 1701, Asks ad-mittance to be an inhabitant of this Towne wch is granted On condi-tion that he give Security to save the Town harmless. Brown. Uriel Brown painted portraits in Salem, Mass., in 1805. Bruff. Charles Oliver Bruff, goldsmith, jeweler and engraver,was in New York City 1770-75. No examples of his engraving arenow extant. Bruls. Michelson Godhart de Bruls, engraver, worked in NewYork City 1759-63. He advertised to execute several copper-plateplans and views.

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