Artist

Anson Dickinson

born Milton, CT 1779-died Litchfied, CT 1852
Born
Milton, Connecticut, United States
Died
Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Nationalities
  • American
Biography

Anson Dickinson was a prolific artist, painting more than fifteen hundred documented miniatures during his forty-eight-year career. He followed a well-established pattern of travel between South Carolina and Canada, painting prominent sitters in cities along the way. His younger brother, Daniel Dickinson, was also a miniaturist.