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Peter f rothermel biography of abraham lincoln
Peter F. Rothermel
American painter
For his son, the lawyer and politician, see P. Frederick Rothermel.
Peter Frederick Rothermel (July 8, – August 15, ) was an American painter.
Biography
Rothermel was born in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania on July 8, , although various sources give his birth year as , , and [1] The artist's gravestone in Philadelphia gives the date as [2] He had a common-school education, and studied land surveying.[3] At age 20, he moved to Philadelphia and became a sign painter.[4] Then at age 22, he took up the study of art.
He was instructed in drawing by John Rubens Smith, and subsequently became a pupil of Bass Otis in Philadelphia.[3]
His work De Soto discovering the Mississippi was purchased by the Art Union and marked his first success as an artist.[4] He served as vice president of the Artists' Fund Society in and as director of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from to [3]