William Hart
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William Hart
1823 - 1894
Born 31 March 1823, in Paisley, Scotland; died 17 June 1894, in New York.
Painter. Portraits, landscapes with figures, landscapes, animals.
William M. Hart was taken to America at a very young age. He was initially employed to paint decorations on carriages but soon devoted himself entirely to painting portraits and then landscapes. As a result of a visit to Scotland, this latter became his preferred genre. He settled in Albany in 1848 and in New York in 1853. He became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York in 1858, and was also president of the Brooklyn Academy of Design. He has an important place among American painters. ["HART, William M.." Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed September 8, 2014, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/benezit/B00084276.]
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French, 1864 - 1901
