Vice President of the National Academy of Design, Author of the History of the
American Theatre,-Biography of G. F. Cooke, &c.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

NEW YORK:

GEORGE P. SCOTT AND CO. PRINTERS, 33 ANN STREET.

1834.

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ENTERED, according to act of Congress, in the year 1834, by

WILLIAM DUNLAP,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New-York.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.

CHAPTER I.

Alexander Anderson-History of wood engraving-Mr. Anderson the first

who introduced wood engraving into the United States-his difficulties

and success.....

CHAPTER II.

Practical instructions for the student of miniature painting-E. G. Malbone—

born at Newport-when a boy, paints a scene for the theatre-Allston—

Malbone practises miniature-painting-goes to London with Allston—

returns-The Hours-his untimely death-Letter from Mrs. White-

horne-Cornelius Tiebout.......

CHAPTER III.

John Vanderlyn-Born at Kingston 1774-Taught to draw by Mr. Archi-

bald Robertson-Patronised by Colonel Burr-Sent to Paris-Returns

home and again visits Europe-Two years in Paris-Studies in Rome-

His picture of Marius-Ariadne-Sketches for a panorama of Ver-

sailles-Returns home-De Witt Clinton's portrait-Panoramas-Corpo-

ration of New-York and rotunda-Mr. Vanderlyn's successful picture for

Congress.....

CHAPTER IV.

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Barralett arrives from Dublin-his eccentricities-E. Tisdale-Clark-Gil-

bert Fox-imported from London-Marries and goes on the stage-Tan-

ner-Martin-Abner Reid-Marten-W. Groomrich-his landscapes-

Gideon Fairman-Some further particulars of the Peale family-Rem-

brandt Peale born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania-Early instruction-

paints in Charleston, S. C.-goes to London; on his return renounces the

name of Peale-Goes to Paris-returns and paints his Roman Daughter-

residence at Baltimore-The Court of Death-The certified portrait of

Washington-Travels in Italy-returns home-another visit to London

and return-Mr. Peale's lithography-Henry Sargent-first attempts at

painting-Goes to London-returns home-enters the army-various ap-

pointments-"The Landing of the Pilgrims"-its destruction-“The

Entrance of the Saviour into Jerusalem"-The dinner party-Woolley-

Weaver-J. J. Holland-M. Pegale-D. Edwin-James Sharpless....... 42

CHAPTER V.

Jarvis-born in England-brought a child to America-The boy left behind

and the boy with strange names—Jarvis dabbles in paint-put apprentice

to Savage, and taught engraving by Edwin-at New-York-sts up as

engraver commences portrait painter-partnership with Wood-studies

anatomy, craniology, and modelling-his kindness to Sully-Jarvis at

Baltimore-Charleston, S. C.-Strange mode of living-compares him-

self to Morland-A dinner party-Bishop Moore and Jarvis-Great suc

cess at New Orleans-Jarvis an inimitable story teller-Stories told of

him and by him-His activity and benevolence during seasons of pesti-

lence.....