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Art from the American Frontier. When, in 1813, artist Richard Verbryck arrived in Cincinnati, it was the frontier. Though self-taught, Verbryck placed a lofty ad touting drawings and paintings and portraits and landscapes, all created at Harlow’s tavern on Front Street. The Clopper family, who, like Verbryck, descended from early Dutch settlers in New York, owned a general store on Main Street. In 1827, before their father and three brothers left for the newer frontiers in ...Texas, the Clopper children decided to all have their miniatures painted ...the boys to leave theirs with their sisters so that there might be a likeness of each to look upon in their absence. Edward M. Clopper noted in his book An American Family about his remarkable ancestors, that The artist was a customer of the Cloppers, as the Cloppers were patrons of the artist - a refinement of the barter system. Verbryck’s fee was paid in sundries. MaryAnn Catherine Clopper (1807-1875) and Rachel Ruhamah Clopper (1809-1845) were the youngest of the 11 Clopper children. They attended the Cincinnati Female Academy, taught Sunday School and helped run the general store. Predictably - neither ever married. * Richard Verbryck (1783-1866), portraits of Rachel Ruhamah Clopper & MaryAnn Catherine Clopper, 1827. See more

His miniatures were not fashionable - they were fashion itself. - William Hazlett. Even in his earliest portraits, flamboyant miniaturist Richard Cosway understood the importance of accoutrement. He painted this tiny (only 3 cm high) portrait of the luminous Harriet Budd while still a student, circa 1762. Cosway only got better - soon he was dictating fashion to the Prince of Wales. Richard Cosway (1742-1821) Portrait of Harriet Budd, circa 1762.

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