Alonzo Hartwell (February 19, 1805 – January 17, 1873) was an engraver and portrait artist in

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, in the 19th century.

Biography

Hartwell was born February 19, 1805, in

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. He trained with

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in BostonW. J. Linton. The History of Wood-Engraving in America. Chapter III. American Art Review, Vol. 1, No. 7 (May, 1880) and in 1826 went into business for himself. Hartwell's work appeared in the ''

American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge The ''American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge'' (1834–1837) was a monthly magazine based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established by a group of engravers to "give to the public a work descriptive, not merely of subjects, scen ...

'' and other publications. Among Hartwell's students were artists

George Loring Brown George Loring Brown (February 2, 1814 – June 25, 1889) was an American landscape painter. He was born in Boston and first studied wood engraving under Alonzo Hartwell and worked as an illustrator. He studied painting with Washington Allston, ...

and Benjamin F. Childs. In 1850, he received the silver medal of the

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, Mechanics' Association. He continued as an engraver until 1851, when he turned to portrait painting. One of Hartwell's children,

Henry W. Hartwell Hartwell and Richardson was a Boston, Massachusetts architectural firm established in 1881, by Henry Walker Hartwell (1833–1919) and William Cummings Richardson (1854–1935). The firm contributed significantly to the current building stock and ...

, became an architect in the Boston firm

Hartwell and Richardson Hartwell and Richardson was a Boston, Massachusetts architectural firm established in 1881, by Henry Walker Hartwell (1833–1919) and William Cummings Richardson (1854–1935). The firm contributed significantly to the current building stock and ...

. Hartwell died January 17, 1873, in

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. He is buried in Mount Feake Cemetery in

Image gallery

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Boston Custom House The Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts, was established in the 17th century and stood near the waterfront in several successive locations through the years. In 1849 the U.S. federal government constructed a neoclassical building on State Stree ...

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Davy Crockett Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ...

, in The Crockett Almanac, 1839Frederick S. Voss. Portraying an American Original: The Likenesses of Davy Crockett. Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol. 91, No. 4 (Apr., 1988) 1854 NaturalHistory byGoodrich illus byHartwell (cropped).png, Mineralogy. 1856 Plymouth byBanvard illus byHartwell.png, Capture of Annawon by Stratagem, 1856 1835 Perkins AmericanMagazine v2 December.png, Portrait of

Jacob Perkins Jacob Perkins (July 9, 1766 – July 30, 1849) was an American inventor, mechanical engineer and physicist based in the United Kingdom. Born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Perkins was apprenticed to a goldsmith. He soon made himself known with a ...

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