Biografie von John Linton CHAPMAN (1839-1905)
Birth place: Washington, DC
Death place: Westchester, NY
Addresses: Rome, Italy (1848-78); NYC (1878-on)
Profession: Painter
Studied: his father, John Gadsby Chapman.
Exhibited: NAD, 1881-83; Boston AC, 1875, 1882; Brooklyn AA, 1875
Work: Brooklyn Mus. (The Appian Way"); Butler Inst of Amer. Art , Youngstown, Oh.; Hecksher Mus., Huntington, NY"
Comments: Best known for his luminous, detailed scenes of Roman ruins and landscapes. In 1848, he moved to Italy with his family as a child and and remained there until 1878 when he returned to NYC. (He was listed as living in Brooklyn, 1883-90.) Despite his skills, his exhibition record was brief and he died penniless. His brother was Conrad Wise Chapman (see entry). Illustrator: Diomed; the Life, Travels and Observations of a Dog, written by John Wise, 1897.
Sources: 300 Years of American Art, vol. 1: 300