The New Student's Reference Work/Vanderlyn, John

Vanderlyn (vǎn′dẽr-lĭn), John, an "American painter, was born at Kingston, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1776, and, after taking lessons in painting from Gilbert Stuart, visited Paris at the age of 20 and studied his art in that city for a number of years. He returned home in 1801, but in 1803 made another journey to Europe, where he remained till 1815. Among his works executed while in Europe were The Murder of Jane McCrea by the Indians and Marius sitting among the Ruins of Carthage. His Landing of Columbus can be seen in the rotunda of the national capitol, and his portrait of Washington in the hall of the house of representatives. He died at Kingston, N. Y., Sept. 23, 1852.