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Edward Hicks
1780-1849
Edward Hicks (April 14, 1780 ?C August 23, 1849) was an American Folk painter, a distinguished minister of the Society of Friends, and he also became a Quaker icon because of his paintings.
Edward Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Langhorne, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was born into a life of luxury, and his parents were both Anglican. After his mother passed away when he was eighteen months old, Matron Elizabeth Twining - a close friend of his mother's- raised him as one of her own. She also taught him the Quaker beliefs. This had a great effect on the rest of his life.
At the age of thirteen he was an apprentice for coach makers William and Henry Tomlison. He stayed with them for seven years. His living situation inspired him to desire a much better way of life for himself. He wanted a simple, well respected life and to be able to earn his own wages. He wanted to be able to make choices for himself, in all that he did. It was then that he knew that something amusing and entertaining such as a career in art could satisfy his goals. He spent three years contemplating what his life meant to him, and grew a strong passion for art. His religious commitments affected his thoughts on living and art in many ways. In 1803, he married a Quaker woman named Sarah Worstall.
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The Peaceable Kingdom
1834
Painting ID:: 4129
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The_Peaceable_Kingdom
1834
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The Peaceable Kingdom (nn03)
c 1833/4 Oil on canvas 44.5 x 59.3 cm
17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in Philadelphia Museum of Art,Philadelphia PA
Painting ID:: 23314
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The_Peaceable_Kingdom_(nn03)
c 1833/4 Oil on canvas 44.5 x 59.3 cm
17 1/2 x 23 1/2 in Philadelphia Museum of Art,Philadelphia PA
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Peaceable Kingdom
mk77
c.1830-35
Oil on canvas
30 1/8x34 1/2in
Painting ID:: 31939
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Peaceable_Kingdom
mk77
c.1830-35
Oil on canvas
30 1/8x34 1/2in
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The Peaceable Kingdom
mk140
circa 1833-34
Oil on canvas
44.3x59.8cm
Painting ID:: 39060
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The_Peaceable_Kingdom
mk140
circa 1833-34
Oil on canvas
44.3x59.8cm
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Peaceable Kingdom
mk161
Oil on canvas
18x24
Painting ID:: 41352
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Peaceable_Kingdom
mk161
Oil on canvas
18x24
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Edward_Hicks
1780-1849
Edward Hicks (April 14, 1780 ?C August 23, 1849) was an American Folk painter, a distinguished minister of the Society of Friends, and he also became a Quaker icon because of his paintings.
Edward Hicks was born in his grandfather's mansion at Langhorne, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He was born into a life of luxury, and his parents were both Anglican. After his mother passed away when he was eighteen months old, Matron Elizabeth Twining - a close friend of his mother's- raised him as one of her own. She also taught him the Quaker beliefs. This had a great effect on the rest of his life.
At the age of thirteen he was an apprentice for coach makers William and Henry Tomlison. He stayed with them for seven years. His living situation inspired him to desire a much better way of life for himself. He wanted a simple, well respected life and to be able to earn his own wages. He wanted to be able to make choices for himself, in all that he did. It was then that he knew that something amusing and entertaining such as a career in art could satisfy his goals. He spent three years contemplating what his life meant to him, and grew a strong passion for art. His religious commitments affected his thoughts on living and art in many ways. In 1803, he married a Quaker woman named Sarah Worstall.
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