Artist

Edward Greene Malbone

born Newport, RI 1777-died Savannah, GA 1807
Also known as
  • Edward G. Malbone
Born
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Nationalities
  • American
Biography

Edward Greene Malbone was widely admired by both American and British artists. He traveled extensively, working alongside Washington Allston in Boston, and influencing the style of fellow miniaturist Charles Fraser in Charleston. In England, Malbone honed his craft with Lawrence and Thomas Sully. He returned to Charleston in December of 1801 and began his most prolific period of work, completing three miniatures a week for the next five months. He died at the age of twenty-nine, his career having lasted only twelve years due to the debilitating effects of tuberculosis.