Alonzo Hartwell
Encyclopedia
Alonzo Hartwell was an engraver
and portrait artist in Boston
, Massachusetts
, in the 19th century. He trained with Abel Bowen
. Hartwell's work appeared in the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
and other publications.
Among Hartwell's students were artists George Loring Brown
and Benjamin F. Childs. One of Hartwell's children, Henry Walker Hartwell, became an architect in the Boston firm Hartwell and Richardson
.
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
and portrait artist in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, in the 19th century. He trained with Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen
Abel Bowen was an engraver, publisher, and author in early 19th-century Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Bowen was born in New York in 1790. Arriving in Boston in 1812, Bowen worked as a printer for the Columbian Museum, at the time under the proprietorship of Abel's uncle, Daniel Bowen. In 1814...
. Hartwell's work appeared in the American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge
The American Magazine of Useful and Entertaining Knowledge was a monthly magazine based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established by a group of engravers to "give to the public a work descriptive, not merely of subjects, scenes, places, and persons existing in distant climes, but also of those...
and other publications.
Among Hartwell's students were artists George Loring Brown
George Loring Brown
George Loring Brown was an American landscape painter. He was born in Boston and first studied wood engraving under Alonzo Hartwell and worked as an illustrator. He studied painting with Washington Allston, but soon went to Europe, residing principally in Italy for years...
and Benjamin F. Childs. One of Hartwell's children, Henry Walker Hartwell, became an architect in the Boston firm Hartwell and Richardson
Hartwell and Richardson
Hartwell and Richardson was a Boston, Massachusetts architectural practice established in 1881, by Henry Walker Hartwell and William Cummings Richardson ....
.
External links
- WorldCat
- http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0194