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Edward Greene Malbone (born August 1777 in Newport , Rhode Island, † May 7, 1805 in Savannah , Georgia ) was an American portraitist and miniature painter.
Malbone spent most of his life in Charleston . Malbone spent his school days in Newport (Rhode Island) , where he gave his first artistic lessons to his friend, the later painter Washington Allston .
Works (selection)
- Eben Farley (portrait)
- Mrs. Richard C. Derby (portrait)
- Charles Frazer's niece (portrait)
- Martha Washington Greene (portrait)
- The Hours
literature
- Samuel Isham: The history of American painting . Macmillan, New York 1944
- Ruel P. Tolman: The life and works of Edward Greene Malbone . New York historical Society, New York 1958
- Harry B. Wehle: American miniatures . Kennedy Galleries, New York 1970 (repr. Of the New York 1927 edition)
- George C. Williamson: History of portrait miniatures . Bell, London 1904.
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| SURNAME | Malbone, Edward |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Malbone, Edward Greene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American portraitist and miniature painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1777 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newport , Rhode Island |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1805 |
| Place of death | Savannah , Georgia |