American biochemist (1896–1986)

See Szent-Györgyi, Albert von.

(b Newport, RI, 26 Sept 1785; d Washington, DC, 18 March 1862). American painter. He was encouraged to paint by his grandfather, Nathaniel Bird (d 1796), an amateur painter, and took lessons with Samuel King, a portrait painter. In 1800-05 he was apprenticed in New York to Edward Savage, whose curious studio-museum and period of study abroad with Benjamin West impressed him deeply. King's first Self-portrait (c. 1805; Oliver, BC, Mrs E. Stanley Dickson priv. col.) and that of his uncle, David King (c. 1805; Newport, RI, Redwood Lib.), show promise, but limited training.

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1785–1862, American portrait painter, b. Newport, R.I. He studied under Edward Savage and with Benjamin West in London. His work, executed in Washington, D.C., included Native American portraits for a 3-volume work on the tribes of North America, still lifes, and portraits of eminent Americans. His portraits of Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun are in the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.

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