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| Henry Benbridge
American 1743 -1812
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| Born: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Died: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Addresses: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 1743-1772;1800-1812
Charleston, South Carolina, United States 1772-1800
Norfolk, Virginia, United States 1800
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| Studied: |
Philadelphia
Italy
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| Instructors: |
John Wollaston 1758
Anton Raphael Mengs 1764-1769
Pompeo Batoni 1764-1769
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| Exhibited: |
Royal Academy, London 1770
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1814
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| Specialty: |
Painter
Instructor
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| Style/School: |
Naturalism
Neo-Classical
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| Subjects Known For: |
Portraits
History
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Born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1730, Archibald Bulloch was the son of James Bulloch and Jean Stobo Bulloch. His father was a Presbyterian minister and merchant from Scotland and his maternal grandfather, Archibald Stobo, had been a founder of the Presbyterian Church in the colony. Educate...
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The portrait painter and miniaturist Henry Benbridge was born in Philadelphia, where he was baptized on May 27, 1744, at Christ Church. After the death of his father in 1751, he was raised by his mother and her second husband, a wealthy Scottish merchant. Benbridge attended th...
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