Alonzo Chappel

Alonzo Chappel
Alonzo Chappel
Born(1828-03-01)March 1, 1828
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 4, 1887(1887-12-04) (aged 59)
Middle Island, New York, U.S.
Occupationpainter
SpouseAlmira Stewart

Alonzo Chappel (March 1, 1828 – December 4, 1887) was an American historical painter whose ancestors were French Huguenot. He is best known for paintings depicting personalities and events from the American Revolution and early 19th-century American history.

Biography

Chappel was born in New York City and died in Middle Island, New York.[1]

His 1857 painting Enlisting Foreign Officers is in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.[2]

Many of his paintings appear in the History of the United States of America, by J. A. Spencer. For example, the painting Drafting The Declaration of Independence is an engraving done in 1857.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alonzo Chappel". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
  2. ^ "Enlisting Foreign Officers - Museum of the American Revolution". www.amrevmuseum.org.
  3. ^ "History of the United States of America". Johnson, Fry and Company. New York. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

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