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William Birch (painter)

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40: 109: 328: 464: 85:, the son of Anne, née Russell, and physician Thomas Birch. He spent his early childhood in Warwick and was apprenticed to a jeweler, Thomas Jeffreys, and to Sir 131:. The engraving series he made in 1800 of Philadelphia vistas was so extremely popular it resulted in three additional editions. William Birch was the father of 469: 479: 474: 189: 424: 459: 444: 434: 401:, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Birch (no. 11 & 70) 136: 252: 153: 429: 116: 398: 439: 386: 31: 454: 449: 374: 123:
After emigrating to Philadelphia in 1794 he made portrait enamels of many people including copies of portraits of
89:. The enamelist Henry Spicer trained Birch in the art of enamel painting. Birch exhibited enamel portraits at the 168: 43: 242: 132: 94: 419: 414: 47: 215: 135:, an American portrait and marine painter. Typescript copies of his autobiography are held by the 267: 62: 124: 86: 66: 364:
The first biography of William Birch, it contains an edited version of his autobiography.
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American paintings & historical prints from the Middendorf collection
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The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania North America
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Enamel according to Gilbert Stuart of George Washington, at the
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from 1781 to 1794. In 1785, he received a medal from the
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consisting of thirty-six plates of ancient buildings in
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William Russell Birch subscription lists, 1798-1802
27:English painter and landscape designer (1755–1834) 61:(9 April 1755 – 7 August 1834) was an English 256:. Vol. 5. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 8: 287:. University of Pennsylvania. pp. 1–561 359:William Birch: Picturing the American Scene 357:Emily T. Cooperman & Lea Carson Sherk, 387:Search results for 'William Russell Birch' 50:, from the 4th edition of William Birch's 361:(University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010). 377:(Smithsonian: Archives of American Art) 192:. Smithsonian: Archives of American Art 181: 465:English emigrants to the United States 393:The Country Seats of the United States 381:William Russell Birch and Thomas Birch 272:. Vol. I: A-K. 1886. p. 130. 162:The Country Seats of the United States 7: 309:. Historical Society of Pennsylvania 209: 207: 470:19th-century American male artists 395:(University of Pennsylvania Press) 137:Historical Society of Pennsylvania 105:and elsewhere, published in 1791. 25: 480:18th-century English male artists 475:19th-century English male artists 307:"HSP Manuscript Guide: 1500-1599" 389:(The Metropolitan Museum of Art) 253:Dictionary of National Biography 117:Library Company of Philadelphia 425:19th-century American painters 283:Emily Tyson Cooperman (1999). 99:Délices de la Grande Bretagne, 1: 460:English portrait miniaturists 445:19th-century English painters 435:18th-century English painters 496: 113:Library and Surgeon's Hall 29: 216:"William Birch Biography" 240:Radford, Ernest (1886). 214:Grant Wingate, Zenobia. 430:American male painters 243:"Birch, William"  169:Lazaro Galdiano Museum 120: 55: 44:Benjamin Henry Latrobe 440:English male painters 111: 95:Royal Society of Arts 59:William Russell Birch 52:Views of Philadelphia 42: 18:William Russell Birch 48:Bank of Pennsylvania 30:For other uses, see 455:People from Warwick 119:, engraved in 1800. 158:Philadelphia, 1800 121: 115:, building of the 81:Birch was born in 56: 450:English engravers 125:George Washington 63:miniature painter 16:(Redirected from 487: 345: 344: 342: 340: 325: 319: 318: 316: 314: 303: 297: 296: 294: 292: 280: 274: 273: 264: 258: 257: 245: 237: 231: 230: 228: 226: 220:Caldwell Gallery 211: 202: 201: 199: 197: 186: 69:, and landscape 21: 495: 494: 490: 489: 488: 486: 485: 484: 405: 404: 383:(ushistory.org) 371: 354: 349: 348: 338: 336: 327: 326: 322: 312: 310: 305: 304: 300: 290: 288: 282: 281: 277: 266: 265: 261: 248:Stephen, Leslie 239: 238: 234: 224: 222: 213: 212: 205: 195: 193: 188: 187: 183: 178: 149: 87:Joshua Reynolds 79: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 493: 491: 483: 482: 477: 472: 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 407: 406: 403: 402: 396: 390: 384: 378: 370: 369:External links 367: 366: 365: 353: 350: 347: 346: 320: 298: 275: 259: 232: 203: 180: 179: 177: 174: 173: 172: 165: 159: 148: 145: 129:Gilbert Stuart 78: 75: 73:and designer. 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 492: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 456: 453: 451: 448: 446: 443: 441: 438: 436: 433: 431: 428: 426: 423: 421: 418: 416: 413: 412: 410: 400: 397: 394: 391: 388: 385: 382: 379: 376: 373: 372: 368: 363: 360: 356: 355: 351: 334: 330: 324: 321: 308: 302: 299: 286: 279: 276: 271: 270: 263: 260: 255: 254: 249: 244: 236: 233: 221: 217: 210: 208: 204: 191: 185: 182: 175: 170: 166: 163: 160: 157: 155: 151: 150: 146: 144: 142: 139:. He died in 138: 134: 130: 126: 118: 114: 110: 106: 104: 100: 96: 92: 91:Royal Academy 88: 84: 76: 74: 72: 68: 64: 60: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 32:William Birch 19: 358: 337:. Retrieved 335:(in Spanish) 333:ceres.mcu.es 332: 323: 311:. Retrieved 301: 289:. Retrieved 278: 268: 262: 251: 235: 223:. Retrieved 219: 194:. Retrieved 184: 161: 152: 141:Philadelphia 133:Thomas Birch 122: 112: 98: 83:Warwickshire 80: 58: 57: 51: 36: 420:1834 deaths 415:1755 births 339:21 December 143:, aged 79. 409:Categories 352:References 225:29 October 313:24 August 291:24 August 196:24 August 171:, Madrid. 54:, 1827–8. 71:engraver 67:enameler 250:(ed.). 103:Norwich 164:, 1808 246:. In 176:Notes 147:Works 127:, by 341:2020 315:2013 293:2013 227:2020 198:2013 77:Life 46:'s 411:: 331:. 218:. 206:^ 65:, 343:. 317:. 295:. 229:. 200:. 156:. 34:. 20:)

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William Russell Birch
William Birch

Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Bank of Pennsylvania
miniature painter
enameler
engraver
Warwickshire
Joshua Reynolds
Royal Academy
Royal Society of Arts
Norwich

Library Company of Philadelphia
George Washington
Gilbert Stuart
Thomas Birch
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
The City of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania North America
Lazaro Galdiano Museum
"The life and anecdotes of William Russell Birch, enamel painter"


"William Birch Biography"
"Birch, William" 
Stephen, Leslie
Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical

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