1818-1867,American painter. After an unsuccessful attempt to obtain an appointment at West Point Military Academy, he turned to an artistic career. He quickly earned recognition at the annual exhibitions of the National Academy of Design, New York, to which he was elected an associate member in 1839, with subjects taken from James Fenimore Cooper, such as the Turkey Shoot (c. 1837; Richmond, VA Mus. F.A.), and from Washington Irving, The Devil and Tom Walker (1838; Richard P. W. Williams priv. col.).   Related Paintings of Charles Deas :. | The Devil and Tom Walker | The Voyageurs | Man | A Group of Sioux, detail | Prairie Fire |
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seated female model december1842. royal academy of fine arts
Josef Wilhelm Wallander
1821-1888