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Ezra Ames - Paintings by Ezra Ames, Sources

Painter, born in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA. He worked in Worcester, MA (1790–3), then settled in Albany, NY, and started as a carriage painter and miniaturist. Later he painted portraits, including vice-president George Clinton (1812).

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Ezra Ames (May 5, 1768-February 23, 1836) was a popular portrait painter in Albany, New York during the late 18th and early 19th cenuries.

Paintings by Ezra Ames

Portrait of Joseph Brant

Portrait of Simeon De Witt

Sources

Albany Institute of History and Art article New York State Museum article
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