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Ad Code: 3
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from Auction House Records.
Portrait of Mrs. Robert Mackay
Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
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A leading New England portrait painter of the early 19th century
especially noted for female portraits, Francis Alexander was born in
Killingly, Connecticut. A highlight of his career was in 1842
when Charles Dickens consented to sit for him. Alexander had been
so persistent with Dickens that the term "to be Alexander" came into
the language.
He first painted in watercolor without
instruction, and then studied art in New York City with Alexander
Robertson. He was (showing 500 of 3247 characters). |
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