William Henry Meyers AUCTION RECORDS
Born 1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Sketch artist Mexican War.
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Born in Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 15, 1815. In 1838 Meyers went to sea aboard a trading vessel to the West Indies. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U. S. Navy and was a gunner on the Cyane in 1842... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 15, 1815. In 1838 Meyers went to sea aboard a trading vessel to the West Indies. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U. S. Navy and was a gunner on the Cyane in 1842 when Commodore Jones prematurely seized Monterey. During the War with Mexico he was again in... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 15, 1815. In 1838 Meyers went to sea aboard a trading vessel to the West Indies. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U. S. Navy and was a gunner on the Cyane in 1842 when Commodore Jones prematurely seized Monterey. During the War with Mexico he was again in California as a gunner on the Dale. Due to ill health Meyers resigned from the Navy in 1847 and worked at the naval laboratory in Washington, DC. His depictions of the American conquest of California and gold... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 15, 1815. In 1838 Meyers went to sea aboard a trading vessel to the West Indies. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U. S. Navy and was a gunner on the Cyane in 1842 when Commodore Jones prematurely seized Monterey. During the War with Mexico he was again in California as a gunner on the Dale. Due to ill health Meyers resigned from the Navy in 1847 and worked at the naval laboratory in Washington, DC. His depictions of the American conquest of California and gold mining activies are of great historical importance. In: New York Public Library (his diary); Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley); Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, NY). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Artists and Illustrators of the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 15, 1815. In 1838 Meyers went to sea aboard a trading vessel to the West Indies. Shortly thereafter, he joined the U. S. Navy and was a gunner on the Cyane in 1842 when Commodore Jones prematurely seized Monterey. During the War with Mexico he was again in California as a gunner on the Dale. Due to ill health Meyers resigned from the Navy in 1847 and worked at the naval laboratory in Washington, DC. His depictions of the American conquest of California and gold mining activies are of great historical importance. In: New York Public Library (his diary); Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley); Roosevelt Library (Hyde Park, NY). Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". Artists and Illustrators of the Old West (Robert Taft); NY Herald, 9-12-1849 & 3-5-1850; California Pictorial (Van Nostrand & Coulter); First 100 Years of Painting in California (J.... Read full biography
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