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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Maryette Field Marsh 1836
Erastus Salisbury Field was born in Leverett, Massachusettes on May 19, 1805 and died there on June 28, 1900. He studied with Samuel F. B. Morse in New York during the winter of 1824-5.![]()
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs Dyer, from Somerville, MA.
On his return to Leverett, he painted his earliest known work, a portrait of his grandmother Elizabeth Billings Ashley. He began his career as an itinerant portrait painter in 1826, with most of his commissions coming through a network of family associations in western Massachusetts and Connecticut.
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Sophia Sanford Johnson 1835
His portraits between 1836-40 are considered his best. From 1841 he lived mainly in New York, where he expanded his subject-matter to include landscapes and American history pictures.
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Susan Cowee Doty Joslin from Wesminister MA.
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Julia Ann Adams Peck 1843
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lauriette Ashley Adams Peck 1843
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady Holding Sheet Music
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs Pearce 1835
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Elizabeth Bullings Ashley
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady of Squire Williams House
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady with a Yellow Ribbon
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs. Harlow A. Pease, c 1837
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs. Paul Smith Palmer and Her Twins, c 1835
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Persis Russell Montague (1765-1851) c 1836
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Portrait of a Woman 1833
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Portrait of a Woman said to be Clarissa Gallond Cook c 1838
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Wife of Man with Vial, c 1827
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Woman Holding a Book, c. 1835
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Woman with Green Book c 1836
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900)
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Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Maryette Field Marsh 1836Erastus Salisbury Field was born in Leverett, Massachusettes on May 19, 1805 and died there on June 28, 1900. He studied with Samuel F. B. Morse in New York during the winter of 1824-5.
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs Dyer, from Somerville, MA.On his return to Leverett, he painted his earliest known work, a portrait of his grandmother Elizabeth Billings Ashley. He began his career as an itinerant portrait painter in 1826, with most of his commissions coming through a network of family associations in western Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Sophia Sanford Johnson 1835His portraits between 1836-40 are considered his best. From 1841 he lived mainly in New York, where he expanded his subject-matter to include landscapes and American history pictures.
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Susan Cowee Doty Joslin from Wesminister MA.
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Julia Ann Adams Peck 1843
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lauriette Ashley Adams Peck 1843
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady Holding Sheet Music
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs Pearce 1835
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Elizabeth Bullings Ashley
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady of Squire Williams House
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Lady with a Yellow Ribbon
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs. Harlow A. Pease, c 1837
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Mrs. Paul Smith Palmer and Her Twins, c 1835
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Persis Russell Montague (1765-1851) c 1836
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Portrait of a Woman 1833
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Portrait of a Woman said to be Clarissa Gallond Cook c 1838
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Wife of Man with Vial, c 1827
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Woman Holding a Book, c. 1835
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900) Woman with Green Book c 1836
Erastus Salisbury Field (American artist, 1805-1900).