Justus Engelhardt Kühn
Justus Engelhardt Kühn (unknown-c1717) was a portrait painter active in colonial Maryland in the early part of the eighteenth century. He was the earliest professional artist to work in the Middle Atlantic colonies. A number of his portraits are held in the collection of the Maryland Historical Society.[1]
Early life
Kuhn was a Protestant, of German origin. Little is known of his early life.[2]
Career
Kuhn was active in the early 1700s and painted a number of local dignitaries in Maryland including Henry Darnall III, Charles Carroll of Annapolis and Eleanor Darnall Carroll.
Kuhn applied for naturalization at Annapolis in 1708. He became the churchwarden at St. Ann's church at Annapolis in 1717. He died six months later.[3]
Gallery
Henry Darnall III, as a child, c.1712
Charles Carroll of Annapolis as a child, c.1712
Portrait of Eleanor Darnall as a child, c.1710
Notes
- Justus Engelhardt Kühn at Askart Retrieved 17 August 2018
- Roarke, Elizabeth Artists of Colonial America, p75 Retrieved 16 August 2018
- Kuhn at dekluizenaar.mimesis.nl Retrieved 22 August 2018
References
- Roarke, Elizabeth, Artists of Colonial America. Retrieved 16 August 2018
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