Samuel King
Samuel King (January 24, 1749 − December 20, 1819) was an American painter of miniature portraits and instructor.
Samuel King
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- Name
- Samuel King
- Born
- 24 January 1749
- Birthplace
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Died
- 20 December 1819
- Occupation
- Painter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- portrait
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Samuel King (January 24, 1749 − December 20, 1819) was an American painter of miniature portraits and instructor.
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Samuel King (1749–1819) was an American musical instrument maker and painter. The musical instrument maker was born and died in Newport.
Genres include portrait. Works by Samuel King are held at Dayton Art Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yale University Art Gallery.
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Ann Hall and Charles Bird King are recorded as having studied under Samuel King. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Samuel King is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery and Dayton Art Institute.
Samuel King - Ezra Stiles (1727 -1795), B.A. 1746, M.A. 1749 - 1955.3.1 - Yale University Art Gallery
Samuel King
Samuel King - Rabbi Raphael Haijm Isaac Karigal (1733-1777) - 2009.128.1 - Yale University Art Gallery
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Samuel King • Born — 24 January 1749 • Birthplace — Newport, Rhode Island • Died — 20 December 1819 • Place of death — Newport, Rhode Island • Occupation — Painter
Early life
Early life
Samuel King was born about January 24, 1749, in Newport, Rhode Island. His father, Benjamin King, made navigational and mathematical instruments. King received training to become a house painter in Boston, Massachusetts, which became one of his many occupations.
Career
Career
King had pursued several vocations before beginning his artistic career. He painted houses, made frames, decorated carriages and made mathematical and navigational instruments. After his marriage in 1770, King became increasingly interested in art, but also continued to make instruments. He made a miniature portrait of Reverend Ezra Stiles in 1770, which is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. Stiles, who performed King's marriage ceremony, went on to become the president of Yale College. The following year he painted Stiles' portrait on canvas. King taught artists Ann Hall, Charles Bird King, Edward Greene Malbone, and Washington Allston. Malbone had been encouraged by King to become an artist. Hall visited Newport to receive lessons from King. He created a transparency for the Rhode Island State House in 1783, which was "probably" illuminated by torches placed behind it.
Personal life
Personal life
King was married to Amy Vernon in 1770 by Reverend Ezra Stiles. She was the daughter of a successful merchant, Samuel Vernon. He died December 20, 1819, in Newport.
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Gallery
• Illustration — Reverend Ezra Stiles (1770) • Illustration — Reverend Ezra Stiles (17701771)
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- 1.Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Carrie Rebora Barratt; Lori Zabar (January 1, 2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 42. .
- 2.Joan M. Marter (2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. p. 43. .
- 3.Samuel King, The Reverend Ezra Stiles. Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
- 4.Neil Kamil (January 5, 2005). Fortress of the Soul: Violence, Metaphysics, and Material Life in the Huguenots' New World, 1517-1751. JHU Press. p. 479. .
- 5.Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Carrie Rebora Barratt; Lori Zabar (January 1, 2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 91. .
- 6.Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.); Carrie Rebora Barratt; Lori Zabar (January 1, 2010). American Portrait Miniatures in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art. p. 133. .
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