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John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn

John Vanderlyn

American, 1775 - 1852
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John Vanderlyn was a Dutch American neoclassicist painter.

Vanderlyn was born at Kingston, New York, and was the grandson of colonial portrait painter Pieter Vanderlyn. He was employed by a print-seller in New York, and was first instructed in art by Archibald Robinson (1765–1835), a Scotsman who was afterwards one of the directors of the American Academy of the Fine Arts. He went to Philadelphia, where he spent time in the studio of Gilbert Stuart and copied some of Stuart's portraits, including one of Aaron Burr, who placed him under Gilbert Stuart as a pupil.

He was a protégé of Aaron Burr who in 1796 sent Vanderlyn to Paris, where he studied for five years. He returned to the United States in 1801 and lived in the home of Burr, then the Vice President, where he painted the well-known portraits of Burr and his daughter. In 1802 he painted two views of Niagara Falls, which were engraved and published in London in 1804. He returned to Paris in 1803, also visiting England in 1805, where he painted the Death of Jane McCrea for Joel Barlow. Vanderlyn then went to Rome, where he painted his picture of Marius amid the Ruins of Carthage, which was shown in Paris, and obtained the Napoleon gold medal there. This success caused him to remain in Paris for seven years, during which time he prospered greatly. In 1812 he showed a nude Ariadne (engraved by Durand, and now in the Pennsylvania Academy), which increased his fame. When Aaron Burr fled to Paris, Vanderlyn was for a time his only support.

Vanderlyn returned to the United States in 1815, and painted portraits of various eminent men, including James Monroe, John C. Calhoun, Governor Joseph C. Yates, Governor George Clinton, James Madison, Robert R Livingston (New York Historical Society), Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor. In 1834, he completed a posthumous full-length portrait of George Washington for the U.S. House of Representatives, based on Gilbert Stuart's 1796 Lansdowne portrait.

In 1825 Vanderlyn was one of the founders of the National Academy of Design, and taught at its school.

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John A. Sidell

John A. Sidell (ca. 1830)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
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President Andrew Jackson

President Andrew Jackson

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Illustration
Henry Vanderlyn

Henry Vanderlyn (c.1815)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Samuel Ringgold

Samuel Ringgold (c. 1825)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Col. George Gibbs III

Col. George Gibbs III (c. 1806-1808)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Portrait of Martin van Buren

Portrait of Martin van Buren

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Study for Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos

Study for Ariadne Asleep on the Island of Naxos (1809–10)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Portrait of the Artist

Portrait of the Artist (1800)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
The Calumny of Apelles

The Calumny of Apelles (1849)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Mythology
Egbert Benson

Egbert Benson (ca. 1794)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man (ca. 1820)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
The Landing Of Columbus

The Landing Of Columbus (ca. 1840)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
James Monroe

James Monroe

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr (ca. 1802–3)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Elias Boudinot

Elias Boudinot (1821)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Oliver Wolcott, Jr.

Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (ca. 1820)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Theodosia Burr Alston

Theodosia Burr Alston (ca. 1802–3)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell)

Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell) (c. 1827)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Caius Marius Amid The Ruins Of Carthage

Caius Marius Amid The Ruins Of Carthage

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Figurative
Elizabeth Maria Church

Elizabeth Maria Church (1799)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Mrs. Daniel Strobel, Jr. (Anna Church Strobel) and Her Son, George

Mrs. Daniel Strobel, Jr. (Anna Church Strobel) and Her Son, George (ca. 1799)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Sarah Russell Church (daughter of Edward Church)

Sarah Russell Church (daughter of Edward Church) (1799)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
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Study for ‘The Landing of Columbus’

Study for ‘The Landing of Columbus’ (c. 1842)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Daniel Strobel, Jr.

Daniel Strobel, Jr. (ca. 1799)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Crouching Male Figure Holding Staff

Crouching Male Figure Holding Staff (circa 1837)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Study for ‘Landing of Columbus’

Study for ‘Landing of Columbus’ (About 1840)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Joel Barlow

Joel Barlow

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
A Muse

A Muse (1815-1818)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
Study of a Woman’s Dress

Study of a Woman’s Dress (probably c. 1820)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings
The Cape of Pinzon

The Cape of Pinzon (c. 1838)

John Vanderlyn (American, 1775 - 1852)
Drawings

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