Philip Fishbourne Wharton
Philip Fishbourne Wharton (April 30, 1841 – July 20, 1880) was an American artist.
Wharton was born in
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and later in Paris and Dresden. His best-known pictures are "Perdita", which received a medal at the Centennial Exposition of 1876, "Eventide", "Uncle Jim", "Over the Hills and Far Away" and " Waiting for the Parade". He also painted many watercolors, chiefly scenes in Florida and Nassau. His 1876 portrait of James Wilson hangs in Independence National Historical Park.[1]
He died, unmarried, in Media, Pennsylvania, July 20, 1880.
Gallery
- "Wounded soldiers in hospital, receiving their money. At night, after the battle." (Drawing)
- "Payday"
References
External links
- Biography at virtualology.com, under his grandfather, Thomas Wharton Jr.
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