Artist

(b. 1785, Les Cayes, Haiti, d. 1851, New York)

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American naturalist and traveller of French extraction, who studied in Paris under Jacques-Louis David, before going to America in 1803. His most famous works are the illustrations for The Birds of America (1827-38), the original drawings for which are in New York (Historical Society), and the Quadrupeds of North America (1845-48). There are oils and watercolours in Liverpool (University). //

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Category	Artists
Artists by letter	A
Artist nationality	American