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. More than 700 portraits have been attributed to him. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1768 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charles Darwin 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Portrait painting be merged into this article or section. ... Flag Seal Location Location in Albany County and the State of New York Coordinates , Government Country   State     County United States   New York     Albany Founded Incorporated 1614 1686 Mayor Gerald D. Jennings Geographical characteristics Area     City 56. ...

He was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1768. He moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1790, and married Zipporah Wood in 1794.   Settled: 1650 â€“ Incorporated: 1700 Zip Code(s): 01701, 01702, 01703, 01704, 01705 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Heart of the Commonwealth, The City of the Seven Hills, Wormtown, Woo-town, Wortown (war-town), The City of Diners, Paris of the Eighties Settled: 1673 â€“ Incorporated: 1684 Zip Code(s): 01608 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ...

Ames painted a number of still lifes, landscapes, and history paintings, and was skilled at engraving. He died in 1836. A still life is a work of art which represents a subject composed of inanimate objects. ... Photograph of a landscape A landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landforms, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment. ...

Paintings by Ezra Ames

Portrait of Joseph Brant Joseph Brant, painted in London by leading court painter George Romney in 1776 Thayendanegea or Joseph Brant (sometimes spelled Brandt or Brand) (c. ...

Portrait of Simeon De Witt Simeon De Witt (1756-1834) was the Geographer and Surveyor-General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the State of New York for the fifty years from 1884 until his death, a time of rapid expansion into the Indian lands of the central and...

References

• Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.

Sources

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