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John Sartain

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John W. Sartain (1808 - 1897) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  John Sartain is known for Engraver, mezzotint, miniature portrait.

John Sartain was a printmaker, miniaturist and portraitist. Born in London in 1808, he was apprenticed to engraver John Swain before coming to America in 1830 and settling in Philadelphia. He was instrumental in popularizing mezzotints by copying John Neagle's "Patriotism and Age."

Sartain was a prolific engraver, creating hundreds of illustrations for magazines, including his own "Sartain's Magazine" (begun in 1848). In the late 1850s, he started to make large engravings of major imaginative and historical works, including those of Benjamin West and Peter F. Rothermel.

Sartain was an active member of the Philadelphia art community. He was a teacher and officer at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and was the art director of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. He also exhibited works at several European expositions. Four of his eight children became painters or engravers: Samuel (1830-1906), Henry (1833-circa 1895), Emily (1841-1927), and William   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1763 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for John Sartain


   Keywords 
Exhibition By An Art School
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art MethodArt MediaArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
  • Italy Before World War I
Art Association
  • Artists Fund Society
Art School
  • Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Teacher
  • The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teacher
Chronology
  • Early 19th Century Before Civil War
  • Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Miniature Specialty
  • Portrait Miniatures
  • Printmaking Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
  • Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
Exhibition of Art Association
  • National Academy of Design, New York

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