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Henry Benbridge

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Henry Benbridge 1744-1812, American portrait painter and miniaturist, b. Philadelphia, studied in Italy and with Benjamin West in London. His portraits are characterized by technical skill and have sometimes been attributed to John Singleton Copley . Among his works are portraits of Mrs. Simons (Metropolitan Mus.) and Benjamin Franklin (Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh). He lived in Charleston, S.C., for many years. Author not available, BENBRIDGE, HENRY. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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...quickly disillusioned. Portrait painting alone provided the substantial patronage enjoyed by such men as Mather Brown , Henry Benbridge , Edward Savage , Thomas Sully , John Neagle , Chester Harding , and the miniaturists Edward G. Malbone and John... Read more

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; ...Charleston merchant James S. Gibbes, contains works by Henry Benbridge - one of the few American artists who trained in Rome...receiving favorable notice from critics in London, Benbridge chose to return to America to pursue a career as a... Read more

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