| Title |
Clarkson, E. |
| Alternate title |
Clarkson, Edward |
| Date |
b. ca. 1827 |
| Description |
E. Clarkson, probably Edward Clarkson, mid-19th century Philadelphia animal portrait painter, was the artist for the lithograph
depicting trotting horse "Andrew Jackson, Jr." published ca. 1850 by Baltimore lithographic firm A. Hoen & Co.
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Clarkson, born ca. 1827 in Pennsylvania, presumably, although not listed in the census, lived with his wife Eliza (b. ca.
1831) and daughters in Ward 3 in 1860. In 1870, Clarkson resided in Ward 8 of the city with his wife and a daughter in a group
family home. By 1880, he relocated to Buck County and worked as a farmer.
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Clarkson was listed as an engraver or artist intermittently in Philadelphia city directories ca. 1849-ca. 1869. From 1849
to 1850, Clarkson worked from the same address (80 1/2 Walnut Street) as lithographer John F. Watson. Clarkson also exhibited
horse portrait paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1855 and 1856.
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The 1856 city directory lists two Edward Clarksons: an artist at 182 Chestnut and an engraver at 99 Catherine Street (Ward
3). WWWAA suggests "engraver" Clarkson was the father of "artist" Clarkson, but the dual listings could indicate an evolving
change of address.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Watson, John F. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1860, 1870 |
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Groces & Wallace, 130 |
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Peters, 141 |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1847-1869 (intermittently) |
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WWWAA, 61 |
