George Emerick Essig

Training under Edward Moran is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine and landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Atlantic City. Work by George Emerick Essig is recorded in the collections of Reading Public Museum and New Britain Museum of American Art.

• Name — George Emerick Essig • Born — 2 September 1838 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Died — 15 December 1923 • Place of death — Ventnor City, New Jersey, U.S. • Resting Place — West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Occupation — painter • Education — Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts • Spouse — Sarah E. Middleton

Essig was born September 2, 1838, in Philadelphia to Christian and Mathilde Essig. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and under Edward Moran. During the American Civil War, he served as a member of the Gray Reserves.

He exhibited his paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Art Club, and in major cities throughout the United States. He lived in Philadelphia and early in his career focused on paintings of the Delaware River waterfront. He spent significant time in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and painted maritime scenes for sale to tourists. In 1898, he moved to the Jersey Shore permanently. Essig died at his home in Ventnor City, New Jersey, on December 15, 1923, and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

He married Sarah E. Middleton in 1859 and together they had four children.

• Illustration — City Ice Boat No. 3, 1877 • Illustration — The Voyage Nearly Ended • Illustration — Twilight Along the Beach • Illustration — Sunset after a Rain