Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers

The Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers contains the biographies of over 500 artists, lithographers, printers, and publishers who worked in commercial lithography in Philadelphia between 1828 and 1878.

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Title: Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Description: The Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers contains the biographies of over 500 artists, lithographers, printers, and publishers who worked in commercial lithography in Philadelphia between 1828 and 1878.
Identifier: Islandora:POSB2
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: Doughty, J. & T.; J. & T. Doughty was the partnership between brothers John and Thomas Doughty (1793-1856) who published the lithographically illustrated periodical "The Cabinet of Natural History and Book of American Rural Sports" (1830-1834). Thomas, a prominent landscape painter, served as the lithographer of the plates of the twelve parts of volume one and three parts of volume two printed by Childs & Inman before departing the partnership. Following Thomas's departure, John continued as sole publisher of the periodical that was printed until 1834, with the last edition issued as the third part of volume four., Thomas Doughty, born in Philadelphia on July 19, 1793, was a prominent landscape painter of the Hudson River School who worked in Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore, New York, and Washington, D.C. In September 1830, he returned to Philadelphia from Boston and worked from a studio at the lithographic establishment of C. G. Childs, later Childs & Inman, at 80 Walnut Street. During the early 1830s, he drew a number of local and regional scenic views printed by the Childs firm. In 1832, Doughty relocated his residence to Boston and in the ensuing years lived and worked in Europe and New York. Doughty was also a member of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design, where he exhibited frequently in addition to several other venues. Doughty died on July 22, 1856. He was married to Sarah (b. ca. 1800) with whom he had three children.

: Douglas, George H.; George H. Douglas partnered with Robert J. Hitchins in 1870-1871 to form Hitchins & Douglas, a lithography firm at 203 Race Street in Philadelphia. Douglas resided at 1030 South Third Street in South Philadelphia with the Hitchins family during the two years he partnered with Robert.

: Dreser & Robyn; See Dreser, William and Robyn, Edward.

: LCP-Dreser-Rae-ChestnutSt-P-2006-1-20.jpg; William Dreser, born May 31, 1818 in Hessen-Homburg, Germany, was a lithographer active in Philadelphia ca. 1847-ca. 1860 and ca. 1870-1872. Naturalized in New York in November 1844, Dreser worked as a lithographer with Edward Robyn (S.E. cor. Third and Pear streets) in Philadelphia by 1847 and lived in Moyamensing with his Dutch-born wife Elizabeth (b. ca. 1826) by 1850. The men formally partnered as Dreser & Robyn, ca. 1849-ca. 1851 before Dreser worked solely from their second location at 93 South Third Street (Chestnut near Third) ca. 1851-ca. 1855. By 1859, he formed another short term partnership with map lithographer William J. Barker, which again lasted only about a year, at 333 Chestnut Street., Although his partnerships were brief, Dreser maintained a working relationship with Thomas Sinclair from the 1850s to 1860s. He delineated lithographs for Sinclair beginning ca. 1850, including advertisements and ornithological book illustrations and in 1865 served as the lithographer of his noted color print "American Autumn, Starucca Valley, Erie R. Road.", Although still working with Sinclair in the mid 1860s, Dreser had relocated to New York by 1860. At that time, he owned $2,000 (i.e., about $53,000 in 2008) worth of personal estate, resided with his wife, and worked in the partnership of Dreser & Wissler. In 1870 Dreser returned briefly to Philadelphia as a lithographer before relocating to Cleveland, Ohio in 1872 where he worked as an artist at the lithographic firm of W. J. Morgan & Co. According to a notice in the "Plain Dealer," Dreser arrived in Cleveland alone. In October 1876, he filed for divorce from his wife due to "willful absence" of over three years. Less than a year later in August 1877 he was issued a passport in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

: Drew, Lewis F.; Lewis F. Drew, born in Pennsylvania in 1840, worked as a "lithographist" in Philadelphia in 1860. He resided in the household of his father William (b ca. 1818, Delaware) in Ward 10. He was married to Matilda P. (1843-1922) and had five children. He died suddenly on January 9, 1900.

: Dubois, Albert; Albert DuBois, stepson of prominent French artist and lithographer George DuBois, born about 1831 in France, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1850-ca. 1852. In 1833, the elder Dubois moved his family to Zweibrucken, Germany where he began his and his family's career in lithography. In July 1848, the family immigrated again and to New York aboard the Talleyrand from Le Havre, France., By 1850, Albert and George were employed as lithographers in Philadelphia, working with Frederick Kuhl and Frederick Bourquin on architectural and genre views. They resided briefly in Northern Liberties (Ward 4) and Camden, New Jersey, before the family relocated to the Boston area by 1853., In 1859, the DuBois family resettled in Fall River, Massachusetts, where by 1866, George and his family were the sole owners of The Fall River Lithographic Company, which created advertising posters, labels, trade cards, fruit boxes, and other ephemera for local manufacturers. Albert, along with many other Dubois family members, worked for the Fall River Lithographic Company. He married Bridget (b. ca. 1843) and had four children by 1870., The original firm dissolved in 1869, at which time Hugo and Oscar, two of George's sons, established the H. W. Dubois & Company. Their business specialized in chromolithography until the company ceased operations in 1880.

: Dubois, George; George Dubois, proprietor of The Fall River Lithographic Company, born in France in 1811, was a lithographer who worked in Philadelphia ca. 1850-ca. 1852. An artist for the French army in the 1820s and 1830s, Dubois resettled in Germany after 1833 and pursued a career in lithography. Immigrating to the United States in 1848, Dubois settled in Philadelphia in 1850 and worked with lithographers Frederick Kuhl and Frederick Bourquin on architectural and genre views. While in Philadelphia DuBois lived in Northern Liberties (Ward 4), with his wife Charlotte (b. ca. 1811) and children, including his lithographer step son Albert. They also resided briefly in Camden, New Jersey, before the family relocated to the Boston area by 1853., In 1859, the DuBois family resettled in Fall River, Massachusetts, where by 1866, George and his family were the sole owners of The Fall River Lithographic Company, which created advertising posters, labels, trade cards, fruit boxes, and other ephemera for local manufacturers. The original firm dissolved in 1869, at which time Hugo and Oscar, two of George's sons, established the H. W. Dubois & Company. Their business specialized in chromolithography until the company ceased operations in 1880.

: Duffy, Richard A.; Richard A. Duffy, born ca. 1832 in Ireland, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1850-ca. 1896. Duffy immigrated with his family to the United States sometime before his younger sister was born in Philadelphia in 1836. He was active in the local trade as early as 1850, and worked for P. S. Duval in the mid-1850s and F. Bourquin & Co. in 1861, as well as was a member of the Lithographic Printers Union. In 1850, Duffy resided with his mother Ellen (b. ca. 1801) and siblings in the South Ward. His brother William Duffy (b. ca. 1830) was a printer, engraver, and possible lithographer. Richard married Amelia (b. ca. 1839) in the late 1850s, had two children, and resided in Ward 26 with a personal estate valued at $1500 by 1870. By 1880, he still worked in the lithographic trade and headed a household at 1206 South Tenth Street that included his wife, children, and sister-in-law. At the time time of his death on October 17, 1896, he resided at 1506 South Tenth Street. He was buried at Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia.

: Duffy, William; William Duffy, born ca. 1830, worked as a lithographer? and an engraver in Philadelphia during the mid to late 19th century. Duffy immigrated with his family to the United States sometime before his younger sister was born in Philadelphia in 1836. In 1850, William resided with his mother Ellen (b. ca. 1801), and siblings, including Richard A., a lithographic printer and member of the Lithographic Printers' Union in the South Ward. By 1870, Duffy married Anna (b. ca. 1834) and had one son William (b. ca. 1860) and resided in South Philadelphia (Ward 26). He may be the William F. Duffy listed as a painter at 1339 Hicks Street (Ward 26) in the 1880 Philadelphia city directory. Duffy died on August 22, 1913 while a resident of Pleasantville, N.J. He was buried at Pleasantville Cemetery in Pleasantville, N.J.

: Dugan, Augustine A.; Augustine A. Dugan, born ca. 1802, was a New York and Philadelphia engraver who copyrighted L. N. Rosenthal's lithograph "Correct View of the City of Philadelphia on the Delaware River As It Appeared on 25th of January 1852,'" in 1852., Dugan immigrated to New York from England in 1837. He married Catharine Ward in June 15, 1839 and worked as an engraver in New York 1840-1849, including the 1844 partnership Dugan & Barnett. By 1851, he relocated to Philadelphia, where he worked as an engraver until 1860 and possibly his death. In 1852, Dugan worked from 223 North Second Street and resided at Eleventh Street above Jefferson Street.

: Dunn, George J.; George J. Dunn, born November 1841 in Pennsylvania of Irish descent, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia during the 1860s. In 1860, Dunn worked as a lithographer and lived with the Heckerd family in Ward 2. In 1870, Dunn worked as a printer and lived at 733 Federal Street (Ward 2) with his wife Mary (b. ca. 1845), children, and probably his father George (b. ca. 1800). By the end of the decade, Dunn worked as a collector who resided in South Philadelphia with a second wife Elizabeth (b. ca. 1843) and residences at 613 Dickinson Street (1879) and 1923 South Seventh Street (1881). By 1900, Dunn, a clerk, lived at the Bayonne, New Jersey home of his son-in-law with third wife Sarah (b. April 1843), a former confectioner.

: Durang, Edwin F. (Edwin Forrest); Edwin F. Durang, born in 1829 in New York, worked briefly as a lithographer and engraver before launching his career as an ecclesiastical architect in Philadelphia ca. 1855. He partnered with Peter E. Abel in 1848 and specialized in the publication of political cartoons. Although born into a theatrical family, Durang and his brothers John T. and Oscar were all employed in the Philadelphia printing trade by 1850 and resided in the city's North Ward. Durang may have partnered with William Stott in Stott & Durang, lithographers, 7 East Arcade Avenue in 1845. Durang died from heat exhaustion after walking from his Overbrook residence to his daughter's wedding at Our Lady of Lourdes on June 12, 1911.

: LCP-DuvalHunter-Am1872Key-19263-D-1-164.jpg; Duval & Hunter, the partnership between Stephen Duval, son of Peter S. Duval and Thomas Hunter, was active 1869-1874. Duval partnered with Hunter following his father's retirement in 1869. The firm, located at 223 South Fifth Street, continued in the tradition of Duval as general lithographers, especially in the production of chromolithographic parlor prints and membership certificates. Duval & Hunter moved to 716 Filbert Street ca. 1872 and remained at that location until the partnership broke up in 1874. Stephen Duval left the firm, possibly moving to Richmond, Virginia, while Thomas Hunter continued his lithographic career in Philadelphia.

: Duval, P. S. (Peter S.); Peter Stephen Duval, the most prominent Philadelphia lithographer of the 19th-century, was born ca. 1804/5 in France. He emigrated from France to Philadelphia in the fall of 1831 to accept a job as a lithographer with the printing firm of Childs & Inman. By 1837 he had established his own lithographic printing shop and remained in business until his retirement in 1869. The firm continued for a few years under the management of Duval's son, Stephen. Duval died in Philadelphia on February 9, 1886 of "enlargement of the heart.", Trained as a lithographer in France, Duval brought much needed expertise to Childs & Inman, one of the first commercial Philadelphia firms. Duval worked for Childs until late 1834 when he bought out Childs and formed Lehman & Duval with artist George Lehman. Duval bought out Lehman in 1837 and launched one of Philadelphia's most influential and successful lithographic firms. Located at 7 Bank Alley throughout most of the 1840s, the firm produced advertisements, pictorial views, certificates, sheet music covers, book and periodical illustrations, maps, and portraits. By the mid 1840s Duval advertised that his shop printed in colors and by the late 1840s he had begun winning awards, including several from the Franklin Institute, for his work in chromolithography. Also in the late 1840s Duval was one of the first Americans to introduce steam power to parts of the lithographic process. To accommodate his growing firm, one of the largest in the city, of almost 30 presses and 60-70 artists, draughtsmen, and workmen, Duval moved to a six-room suite in the Artisan Building at 26 South Fourth Street in 1848. Duval's firm suffered a disastrous fire in 1856 and moved to a shop at the corner of South Fifth and Minor streets. In 1857 the firm moved to 22 South Fifth Street. The financial hardship caused by the fire forced Duval to declare insolvency in 1859, but he successfully re-established his business in the decade before his 1869 retirement., Over his decades in the trade, Duval printed some of the most noted prints of the period, including his tromp l'oeil advertisement "Lithography. P.S. Duval 7 Bank Alley" (ca. 1840) and early chromolithographs "Tamany Fish House, on the Pea Shore, R. Delaware" (ca. 1852) and "Great Central Fair Buildings, Philadelphia" (1864). He also mentored the careers of noted lithographers James Queen, Albert Newsam, Frederick Bourquin, and Christian Schussele., Duval worked with a large number of partners throughout his long lithographic career beginning with George Lehman in 1834. From about 1852 through 1857 Bourquin was his partner in the firm known as P. S. Duval & Co. In 1857, his son Stephen Duval joined the firm now known as P. S. Duval & Son. Around 1860 prints were produced with the imprint Duval, Williams, and Duval and in the middle of the decade a print was published with the imprint of Duval, Swander & Co. In 1867 the firm added Isaac L. Miles as a partner, forming P. S. Duval Son & Co. Soon after Duval's retirement, his son took on Thomas Hunter as a partner, forming the firm of Duval & Hunter., Duval lived in Center City not far from his establishments during most of his career. During the early 1840s, he lived at Second and Cox Streets, when his youngest son and namesake passed away just prior to his first birthday (1840) and another son drowned in the Delaware River (1842). By the mid 1840s he lived in a boarding house catering to the French community run by Mr. Esmoil. By 1850 Duval had moved to Walnut and Tenth Streets, a location he remained at for more than a decade. By 1863, he relocated to West Philadelphia, where he resided at 4024 Ludlow Street until his death., In the 1850 and 1860 census, Duval is listed each year as living with almost completely different household members that did not include his wife whose identity remains unknown. Only his son Stephen was present during both censuses, when they lived with Dr. Addinell Hewson, the Hewson family, and a few servants., Duval became a naturalized United States citizen in 1841, but maintained close ties to Philadelphia's French community throughout his lifetime, serving as an active member in several of the city's French charitable organizations. He joined the Freemasons and the International Order of Odd Fellows, as well as served as president of Philadelphia's Lithographers' Association. Duval's position as an esteemed member of the lithographic community in America was acknowledged in 1871 when he authored the extensive entry on lithography in John Luther Ringwalt's "American Encyclopedia of Printing."

: Duval, Stephen C. (Stephen Charles); Stephen Charles Duval, the son of the leading Philadelphia lithographer Peter S. Duval, was born in Philadelphia in 1833. He received lithographic training from his father and may have also studied the trade in Paris. In 1854, he exhibited nine framed lithographs at the Exhibitions of American Manufactures at the Franklin Institute., In 1857 he became a partner in his father's lithographic firm, which was then renamed P. S. Duval & Son. Three years later in 1860, Stephen Duval married Emma Hoffy, the daughter of artist and publisher Alfred Hoffy who had worked on a number of printing projects with his father. Upon his father's retirement in 1869, Stephen Duval took over the business, but soon formed a partnership with Thomas Hunter, creating the firm of Duval & Hunter at 223 South Fifth Street. Two years later Duval & Hunter moved to 716 Filbert Street. The firm emphasized its ability to produce high quality chromolithographic art reproductions., By 1875 Stephen Duval left the firm and may have moved to Richmond, Virginia, but by 1877 he had returned to Philadelphia and began a short-lived lithographic firm at Fourth Street and Ranstead Place. By 1880 he apparently left Philadelphia, having lived with his father in 1850 and 1860 in Center City and in West Philadelphia in 1870. He and his wife lived in New York City in 1900 with their adult daughter and her family. Both Stephen Duval and his wife Emma died in 1907 (Stephen on February 20, 1907) in New Orleans.

: Duval, Stephen Orr; See Duval, Stephen C.

: Eastley, John; John Eastley delineated naval views printed ca. 1846 by the Wagner & McGuigan firm. Titles include "The U.S.S.'s Columbus and Vicennes in Japan" and "Departure of the U.S.S.'s Columbus and Vincennes from Jeddo Bay.", Eastley was not listed in the 1846 Philadelphia city directory.

: Easton, Alexander; Alexander Easton, Philadelphia civil engineer, was active as a lithographer from his establishment at 407 Walnut Street ca. 1858-ca. 1868. Working from his office at 407 Walnut Street, Easton issued prints associated with manufacturing and design. Known prints include "Combined Letter box and Lamp Post" (1858); [Dyottville Glass Works], (ca. 1858); and "Hoopes & Townsend" (1868)., Easton resided at 436 North Seventh Street in 1859.

: Edward Stern & Co.; Edward Stern & Co., the printing and lithography establishment formed in 1871 by Jewish brothers Edward Stern (b. 1849) and Simon Adler Stern (1838-1904), printed chromolithographed cards, bookmarks, and calendars, and published books, pamphlets, and journals, including "The Penn Monthly." Another brother, Harry F. Stern (i.e., Henry F., b. 1855) entered as a partner in the firm in 1877. Both Harry and Edward previously worked in the printing and publishing industry while financier Simon had owned a millinery goods shop, S.A. & D. Stern, with his brother David Stern at 724 Arch Street., Edward Stern & Co. began printing operations on the upper floors of 11 North Sixth Street, but moved to the first floor of 125 and the third and fourth floors of 127 North Seventh Street in October of 1875, a move possibly motivated by a fire on May 29, 1874 that destroyed approximately $20,000 of their property. Fire again affected the firm on June 27, 1879, but they were able to recover and remain at the site until a massive explosion in the adjacent chemical laboratory of Wiley & Wallace (123 North Seventh Street) killed and injured several men, and badly damaged the firm's property on November 11, 1889. Within the year, they relocated to 35 North Tenth Street and Simon began his tenure as the treasurer of the Finance Company of Pennsylvania, a role for which he retired from the printing firm by 1894. Despite Simon's absence, Edward Stern & Co. survived and flourished, so much so that by 1898 they had incorporated and were farming out work to other printers and lithographers, including Theodore Leonhardt & Sons. The firm moved again to 112 North Twelfth Street, and in 1907, purchased stables and dwellings at Seventeenth and Vine Streets to erect a large printing house designed by Ballinger & Perrot. Although loft and factory buildings were constructed, the firm relocated to 140 North Sixth Street in 1908. The firm operated in Philadelphia until at least 1945., Simon A., Edward, and Harry F. were all raised by German millinery shop owner Julius Stern at 836 North Fifth Street, west of Northern Liberties (Ward 12). By 1860, eight children resided in the household, including Simon A., Edward and Harry F. All three men resided at the address until ca. 1890. Simon A. passed away in 1904, and Edward resided with various family members until 1902, when he is listed as a boarder at the Union League on Broad Street.

: Eimerman, George; George Eimerman, portrait painter and lithographer, born about 1828 in Hesse Cassel, Germany, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia from 1855 to 1866 Naturalized while a resident of Philadelphia on October 25, 1864, he worked first at Robert Pearsall Smith's establishment (17 Minor Street) and then by 1857 at the firm of Wagner & McGuigan (4 Franklin Place). From 1859 to 1861, he worked with Louis Haugg and Jacob Weiss at 600 Chestnut Street. He was married to Conradina (1833-1838), and had four children Emily G., (b. 1858), Charles H. (b. 1860), William (b. ca. 1862), and Amelia (b. ca. 1865). A resident of Camden 1858-1860, he relocated with his family to 430 Appletree Alley, the address of his colleague Weiss, by the time of his death of pleuro-pneumonia on November 29, 1866. He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery.

: Engleken, Jacob; Jacob Engleken, born ca. 1804 in Germany, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in 1850. He resided in a boarding house neighboring Frederick Bourquin's residence on the 600 block of Pine Street in the New Market Ward. Possibly the same Jacob Enkelken that came to New York aboard the Silvie de Grasse from Havre in August of 1841.

: Euler, Charles (or Karl); Charles Euler, born March 9, 1815 in Kassel, Germany, worked as an artist and lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1859-ca. 1860s. Euler immigrated to the United States in the late 1850s and settled in Philadelphia. Employed as an artist at 738 Sansom Street in 1859, and then 211 North Ninth Street from 1860-1861, Euler produced portrait paintings and lithographs. He also exhibited at least six European views at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1859 and 1861. Euler resided north of Center City at 1513 Vine Street (Ward 10) until 1868., Euler may possibly be the artist Carl Euler that immigrated to New York on the Harmonia in June 1858.

: Everts, Louis Humphrey; Louis Humphrey Everts, pioneer map, atlas, and county history publisher and entrepreneur, born in East Otto, New York on April 14, 1836, worked with Philadelphia lithographers and operated in Philadelphia 1874-1900s. Everts moved with his family to Geneva, Kane County, Illinois in 1851. In 1859 he married his first wife, Louisa J. Ferson and worked as a clerk in St. Charles, Illinois. The same year he relocated to Chicago after his wife's death and worked in a dry goods store before he joined the military in 1861. He met his first business partner, Thomas Hinckley Thompson, while serving in the military, and between 1867 and 1872, the newly established partnership of Thompson & Everts began creating county atlases with lithographic illustrations of Iowa and Illinois. From 1870 to 1872, Thompson & Everts contracted Philadelphia lithographers Norman Friend and Thomas Hunter to complete the engraving and printing of their projects., Everts partnership with Thompson dissolved, but he continued to produce atlases in Chicago under the partnership names Evert, Baskin & Stewart (1872-1873), Everts & Stewart (1873-1874), and L. H. Everts & Company (1874-1875) and expanded his geographical focus to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. The expansion resulted in the relocation of his business to Philadelphia in 1874. County histories and religious reference works began to dominate his business efforts from the mid-1870s through the 1880s, under the partnership of Everts, Ensign & Everts and other associated companies., Everts non-publishing endeavors included real estate investments in Washington state and shares in the Dakota Mortgage Company. He served as president of the Cold Blast Feather Company in Chicago and invested in the manufacture of coffee pots., Everts married Adeline H. Utley in 1872 in Illinois, a few years before they relocated east, and had one daughter, Louisa Everts. This marriage ended in the late 1880s and he married Emma M. Montgomery of Philadelphia in 1892., Everts businesses suffered losses in the 1890s and he filed for bankruptcy in 1900. He formed the Century Map Company to continue atlas publishing in 1902. He retired in the 1910s and in 1918, admitted himself into the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers in Dayton, Ohio, but by 1920 had returned to Philadelphia. He died on January 26, 1924 and was buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery.

: F. Bourquin & Company; F. Bourquin & Company, a partnership between Frederick Bourquin and Robert Pearsall Smith, which specialized in maps, operated from 600-602 Chestnut Street from 1857 to 1864. The firm name of F. Bourquin & Co. appears on published maps between 1862 and 1864.

: Fabronius, Dominique C.; Dominique C. Fabronius, born in Belgium on January 28, 1828, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia during the 1850s. According to graphics scholar Frank Weitenkampf, Fabronius arrived in Philadelphia in 1855 and worked at the establishments of P. S. Duval and L. N. Rosenthal producing portraiture. Fabronius also drew designs for political cartoons and genre scenes for Boston and New York lithographers during the 1860s. From 1868 to 1870, he partnered in Fabronius, Gurney & Son, printers of chromolithographs. In 1876, he again associated himself with the Philadelphia lithographic trade and designed "The Flag that has Waved One Hundred Years" printed by E. P. & L. Restein and published by the National Chromo Co. in 1876., Between 1859 and ca. 1863, Fabronius partnered in Middleton, Strobridge & Company (Cincinnati) and worked in Boston with L. Prang & Co. and J. H. Bufford. By 1865 he relocated to New York (22 E 14th Street), and in 1873 applied in Erie County for a passport, as a naturalized citizen, with wife Sarah. Between 1873 and 1874, Fabronius traveled to Europe. In 1888 he worked as a water color portraitist in Philadelphia. By 1890, Fabronius resided in Providence, Rhode Island as an artist.

: Fenderich & Wild; Charles Fenderich and John Caspar Wild, Swiss lithographers who practiced in Paris before they emigrated to the states, partnered in Philadelphia between 1832 and 1834. The partnership created portraits, city views, and genre scenes with the imprint "Fenderich & Wild's Lithographic Press" from their establishment at 215 Callowhill Street. The partnership dissolved when Wild relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1834. Fenderich continued to operate the press until about 1837.

: Fenderich, Charles; Charles Fenderich, the eminent mid-19th century portrait lithographer of American statesmen trained by Zurich lithographer Joseph Brodtmann, born February 10, 1805 in Laufenburg, Switzerland, worked in Philadelphia in the 1830s. In Paris by 1830, Fenderich worked for premier French lithographer Godefroy Engelmann until April 1831 when the Fenderich family emigrated to the United States due to financial troubles. Shortly thereafter, the family settled in Philadelphia., An experienced designer and pressman, Fenderich found employment in Philadelphia with Childs & Inman at 37 North Fourth Street by 1832. Fenderich designed mostly commercial and ephemeral prints, including city views, advertisements and certificates, for the firm. By about 1833, he worked with fellow Swiss lithographer John Caspar Wild producing lithographs with the imprint "Fenderich & Wild's Lithographic Press," at 215 Callowhill Street. The short-lived partnership dissolved when Wild relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1834. Fenderich continued to operate the press in Philadelphia, where in 1837 he is listed at La Grange Place, an alley west of North Second Street. The addresses "No. 95 North 3rd Street" and the "corner of Vine and 3rd Streets" are also associated with Fenderich, but it is unclear if he lived or worked at these properties., Fenderich moved to Washington D.C. by October 1837 and capitalized on his experience, talent and the demand for portraits of American statesmen. He planned to publish by subscription Fenderich's Port Folio of Living American Statesmen, and contributed portrait drawings to The United States Magazine and Democratic Review. Though his plans to publish by subscription did not succeed, he created approximately ninety-four portrait lithographs in Washington by 1848, the earliest of which were published by Lehman & Duval in Philadelphia., On December 11, 1841, Fenderich married Anna Mills, the fourth daughter of architect Robert Mills. By 1849, he had moved west to California and held a share in a newly laid-out town, Eliza City. A fellow traveler's diary described him as a bachelor. Fenderich eventually resettled in San Francisco, where he was listed as an artist in city directories as late as 1887. He died on March 29, 1889.

: Ferguson, James; James Ferguson, born. ca. 1833 in Pennsylvania, was a Philadelphia lithographer active ca. 1856-ca. 1870s. Ferguson worked for Wagner & McGuigan ca. 1856-1857, served as a steward for the Lithographic Printers Union in 1862, and worked at the establishment of Craig, Finley, & Rowley in 1870., Ferguson was first listed as a lithographer with a residence at Front Street above Jefferson Street in the 1856 Philadelphia city directory. He continued to live in North Philadelphia as of the 1860 census, in which he was listed as a lithographer, with a personal estate valued at $800 who resided in Ward 16. He was married to Mary (b. ca. 1840) with whom he had three children. By the time of his employment with Craig, Finley & Rowley he resided at 122 Thompson Street and in 1873 at 1772 Frankford Avenue.

: Feusier, Augustus; Augustus Feusier worked as an artist and lithographer in Philadelphia during the early 1860s. His known work includes Civil War-themed lithographs "Camp Du Pont. 4th Regt. Delaware Infantry" after C. Baum (ca. 1862);" "Philadelphia Zouave Corps" printed by P. S. Duval (ca. 1861); and "Camp Brandywine, Third Regt R. Brigade" (ca. 1862). In addition, he served as the artist for the Improved Order of Red Men certificate "Freiheit Edelmuth & Bruderliebe, Unabhangiger Orden der Rothmaenner" (ca. 1863)printed by Schnable and Finkeldey., Feusier was listed in the Philadelphia city directory in 1861 as an artist and as a lithographer 1862-1863, and in the latter year resided at Pierce Street below Seventh Street . He was also active in the New Orleans partnerships of Feusier & Turberg and Feusier & Hoyle in 1867 and 1886, respectively. The firms lithographed sheet music covers.

: PrivateColl-Stephenson-JohanneFriedrichFinkeldey2.jpg; John Frederick Finkeldey, son of Heinrich and Amiele Finkeldey, born September 9, 1821 in Frenkenberg, Hessen, Germany worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia ca. 1853 to his death in 1883. Finkeldey, descended from a family involved in the leather trade, finished an apprenticeship in the field in 1838 before immigrating to the United States and settling in Baltimore in May 1839. In Baltimore, he learned the lithography trade at the firm of E. Weber and was naturalized in 1844 before relocating to Philadelphia ca. 1852; the year he produced a portrait print of "Hon. W. R. King of Alabama" held in the collections of the Library of Congress. In 1853 he began to be listed in city directories as a lithographer at 24 Pear Street (near Dock Street). Soon thereafter, he entered into the firm established by Maurice Traubel, M. H. Traubel & Co., with fellow German-born lithographers Edward Schnabel and Theodore Leonhardt when they purchased the "Lithographic Institute" of Frederick Kuhl (46 1/2 Walnut Street)., In 1857, Traubel left the firm and Finkeldey established a new partnership with Schnabel and William Demme; Schnabel, Finkeldey & Demme at 218 Walnut Street (i.e., 46 1/2 Walnut Street). Following the departure of Demme by 1858, Schnabel and Finkeldey remained as partners and issued portraits, advertisements, certificates, and view prints, occasionally with German text. Unfortunately, the Schnabel and Finkeldey partnership proved financially burdensome for Finkeldey as a result of Schnabel's poor management and drinking. On March 8, 1863, paper dealer Margarge & Co. bought the establishment at a sheriff's sale orchestrated by Finkeldey and he continued the business as a sole proprietor., Finkeldey lived in Center City during the 1850s and early 1860s on the 400 block of Lombard Street, 319 Vine Street, and 324 South Juniper Street. In 1859, he married Louisa Fredericka Birkenhauer (1825-1905) and in 1863 relocated to his long term residence at 213 Christian Street (also listed as 11 Strangford Place in census records). John and Louisa Finkeldey had four children, including sons Frederick (1861-1920) and Werner (b. 1865) who entered the lithographic trade with their father in the early 1880s. Finkeldey was also active in a number of fraternal organizations, including the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania masons, Improved Order of Red Men, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Seven Wise Men., Finkeldey died on August 25, 1883 of diabetes. He was interred at Union Cemetery, which was later removed to Fernwood Cemetery. The sons assumed the operation of their father's establishment following his death. The firm remained in operation until ca. 1896.

: Finnigan, Jeremiah F.; Jeremiah F. Finnigan was a lithographer and printer, active in Philadelphia between ca. 1860 and 1889. In 1862, he was nominated as the secretary of the Lithographic Printers Union. His residences included 708 Fallon Street during the 1860s and 239 Marriott Street in 1889.

: Fischer, John G.; John G. Fischer, born ca. 1831 in Baden, Germany, was a Philadelphia lithographer listed in the 1860 census., In 1860, Fisher held personal estate valued at $300 and resided in Southwest Philadelphia (18th Ward) with his Pennsylvania-born wife Maria (b. ca. 1833) and two sons under three years of age.

: Fisher, George; George Fisher, Philadelphia painter and printer, was listed as a lithographer in the 1861-1862 and 1868 Philadelphia city directories. He resided in North Philadelphia in the 1850s and 1860s, including at 243 Girard Avenue (1861-1862). In 1868, he was listed at 1223 Savery Road.

: Fitzgerald, William; William Fitzgerald, born ca. 1836 in Ireland, worked as a lithographic printer for P. S Duval & Co., F. Bourquin & Co., and Breuker & Kessler between ca. 1857 and ca. 1871., Fitzgerald was listed in the 1860 and 1870 censuses as a printer who resided in Ward 4. By the 1870 census, his household relocated to 11 Mead Street from 748 Sansom Street and included his wife Mary (b. ca. 1840) and two children.

: Fitzsimons, Thomas W.; Thomas W. Fitzsimons, born 1829 in Pennsylvania, worked as a lithographer at the firm of P. S. Duval (22 South Fifth Street) in 1859. He resided at 428 Lombard Street, Fitzsimons is listed in the 1860 census as a bookkeeper at the boarding house of his mother Elizabeth (b. ca. 1803) at 428 Lombard Street (5th Ward). Boarding house residents included lithographer John Elleson (b. ca. 1822). Fitzsimons died on December 18 or 19, 1890; his funeral services held at the Mariner's Bethel M.E. Church.

: Fletcher, Veron; Veron Fletcher, Philadelphia artist born ca. 1820 in Pennsylvania, designed the painting reproduced as the noted Herline & Co. lithograph "Washington and his Staff at Valley Forge" published in 1855. The painting was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1855., By 1850, Fletcher lived at 188 Noble Street with his wife Mary A. (b. ca. 1831) in the Spring Garden Ward of Philadelphia and resided North of Center City throughout the 1860s. During this period, in 1867, Fletcher painted "London Coffee House" (1867) and "Slate Roof House" (1867). From ca. 1870 to ca. 1876, he resided at 1224 Heath Street (near Poplar Street) in North Philadelphia.

: Flick, Louis J.; Louis J. Flick, born in Pennsylvania in 1833, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia between ca. 1849 and ca. 1910. From 1855 to at least 1859, Flick worked at the P. S. Duval establishment at Ranstead Place as listed in Philadelphia city directories. Louis was an active member of many organizations, including the Lithographic Printers Union, serving as the union's president in 1862; the Philadelphia Lodge, No. 72 Free and Accepted Masons; Girard Mark Lodge, No. 214; Covenant Lodge, No. 114 Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.); Philadelphia Encampment, No. 1 I.O.O.F.; St. John Castle, No. 19, Knights of the Golden Eagle; and St. Judes' and Nativity Church., Louis boarded with book binder William Luntz in the Penn Ward in 1850, and by 1860, resided with shoemaker Isaac Stettler and his family in Ward 13. Flick married Stettler's daughter, Catharine (1840-January 2, 1898) by 1870, and had one son, Louis (b. 1859). By 1875, 941 Kurtz (i.e., Jessup) Street became their permanent residence until Catharine's death in 1898. Louis, Sr. relocated to 1233 Stiles Street in Ward 20 by 1900. Flick's son Louis, Jr., a plumber by trade, and his young family lived with him. Flick remained on Stiles Street until his death on January 31, 1914.

: Florence, A.T.; A. T. Florence was noted by Peters as an artist for a Wagner & Mcguigan lithograph.

: Foulk, Frederick; Frederick Foulk, born about 1831 in Bavaria, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia from 1855 until 1875. He resided at 621 Tamarind (i.e., North Hope) Street in Ward 11 with his Wurttenberg-born wife, Sophia (b. ca. 1831), and their three Pennsylvania-born children, Amelia (b. ca. 1856), Pauline (b. ca. 1857) and Frederick (b. 1860).

: Francis, John F.; John F. Francis, premier portrait and still-life painter born August 13, 1808 in Philadelphia served as the artist for the noted portrait lithograph of Gov. Joseph Ritner lithographed by Albert Newsam and printed by P. S. Duval in 1838., Francis spent the early part of his career as an itinerant portrait painter in Schuylkill County, PA before settling as a portrait and still-life painter in Philadelphia ca. 1838. In 1840, he was listed as a portrait painter in the Northern Liberties Ward and by 1860 had relocated to Upper Providence, Pa. where he remained as of 1870. During this decade, he held $5,000-$7,000 worth of personal estate (i.e., over $100, 000 in 2008). From 1840 to after 1858, he exhibited his portraits and still lifes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and at Artist's Fund Society exhibitions and sold his work through the American Art Union. He produced little art work during the 1870s and 1880s and died a recluse on November 15, 1886.

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