biografia di James L. WATTLES (XIX)

Addresses: WIlmington, DE; Philadelphia in 1825; Baltimore from c.1829-54

Profession: Portrait painter

Work: Maryland Hist. Soc.

Comments: He is said to have been a rival of Alfred Jacob Miller (see entry) in Indian portraiture. He had a son who also was a portrait painter, possibly J. Henry Wattles (see entry).

Sources: G&W; Pleasants, 250 Years of Painting in Maryland, 49; Baltimore CD 1829-54 (Lafferty); Rutledge, PA.