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1737 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1791 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Amateur sketches, portrait, flag design.
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An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown,... Read full biography
An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown, New Jersey. His reputation came primarily from his career as a lawyer, politician, musician and... Read full biography
An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown, New Jersey. His reputation came primarily from his career as a lawyer, politician, musician and writer of political satire. He also created heraldic designs for official seals. Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Source:. Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American... Read full biography
An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown, New Jersey. His reputation came primarily from his career as a lawyer, politician, musician and writer of political satire. He also created heraldic designs for official seals. Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Source:. Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown, New Jersey. His reputation came primarily from his career as a lawyer, politician, musician and writer of political satire. He also created heraldic designs for official seals. Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Source:. Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
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An amateur portrait painter in crayon and thought to be the designer of the American flag while serving as a Congressman, Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia. He lived there and in Bordentown, New Jersey.
His reputation came primarily from his career as a lawyer, politician, musician and writer of political satire. He also created heraldic designs for official seals.
Hopkinson was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Source:
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art