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Title Robyn, Edward
Alternate title Robyn, Eduard
Date ca. 1821-1862
Description Edward Robyn, born ca. 1821 in Emmerich, Westphalia, was an artist and lithographer who worked in the lithographic trade in Philadelphia 1848-1850. Son of cloth dealer Diedrich Robyn, Robyn arrived in the United States in St. Louis in 1846. Although first listed in Philadelphia city directories in 1848 as a lithographer at the southeast corner of Third and Pear Streets, he delineated a view of the new Odd Fellows Hall printed by William Hart ca. 1847. In the late 1840s, Robyn also designed a Philadelphia Sabbath Association certificate printed by Thomas Sinclair. By 1850 he had partnered with William Dreser as Dreser & Robyn at 93 South Third Street (Robyn's address on the Odd Fellow print). The two had previously delineated plates for the gift book 'Pearls of American Poetry" (1847?). By October 1850 despite remaining listed in the Philadelphia city directory as an artist at 31 Merchant's Exchange with a residence at 14 Spruce Street. he had relocated to St. Louis, Mo. as recorded in the census for that year.
Robyn partnered in a lithographic establishment with his brother Charles in St. Louis until 1857. The firm issued mainly Western town views. During this time Robyn also created his panorama "A Tour of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere" held at the Missouri Historical Society. By 1860 Robyn relocated to Hermann, Mo. due to his health (tuberculosis) and became a farmer. He died there in 1862.
Robyn was married to Julia (b. ca. 1826) with whom he had seven children by 1860.
Is part of Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
References See Dreser, William; Hart, William, and Sinclair, Thomas .
Call number Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers
Bibliographic citation Census 1850, 1860
Groce & Wallace, 542
Library Company of Philadelphia research file
Merrill, 224
Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1848-1850 (intermittently)
WWWAA, 960, 2799