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Ralph Earl
the face of the young Republic
By Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin & Earl, Ralph
- ISBN
- 978-0-30005-041-7
- Publisher
- New Haven : Hartford : c1991.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 1992
Portraitist and landscape painter Earle (1751-1801) is known for his seemingly striaghtforward, "very American'' depictions on canvas. The authors offer a more complex picture. A Loyalist sympathizer born in Massachusetts, Earle fled to England during the Revolution and there honed his artistic talents. He returned to New York, was thrown into jail for debt, and escaped by painting portra...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
