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1752 Yarmouth, England - 1828 Philadelphia. Known for: Portrait, landscape, miniature.
Born in 1752 in Yarmouth, England, Edward Miles became an errand boy to a surgeon who encouraged him in drawing. In 1771, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was appointed... Read full biography
Born in 1752 in Yarmouth, England, Edward Miles became an errand boy to a surgeon who encouraged him in drawing. In 1771, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Duchess of York in 1792 and to Queen Charlotte in 1794. He was Court Painter... Read full biography
Born in 1752 in Yarmouth, England, Edward Miles became an errand boy to a surgeon who encouraged him in drawing. In 1771, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Duchess of York in 1792 and to Queen Charlotte in 1794. He was Court Painter to the Tsar in St. Petersburg from 1797 to 1806. He finally settled in Philadelphia, where he became a founder member of the Academy. He later also took a journey to Russia.... Read full biography
Born in 1752 in Yarmouth, England, Edward Miles became an errand boy to a surgeon who encouraged him in drawing. In 1771, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Duchess of York in 1792 and to Queen Charlotte in 1794. He was Court Painter to the Tsar in St. Petersburg from 1797 to 1806. He finally settled in Philadelphia, where he became a founder member of the Academy. He later also took a journey to Russia.
Born in 1752 in Yarmouth, England, Edward Miles became an errand boy to a surgeon who encouraged him in drawing. In 1771, he went to London and entered the Royal Academy Schools. He was appointed Miniature Painter to the Duchess of York in 1792 and to Queen Charlotte in 1794. He was Court Painter to the Tsar in St. Petersburg from 1797 to 1806. He finally settled in Philadelphia, where he became a founder member of the Academy. He later also took a journey to Russia.
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Colonial America
Chronology
- •18th Century
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Portrait Miniatures