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Jacob Eichholtz (1776–1842) was an American painter, known primarily for his portraits. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, he spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia. Eichholtz was trained as a coppersmith, but turned to painting as soon as practical. He is known to have painted over 800 portraits over the course of 35 years.
External links
* Thomas R. Ryan. (2003). The Worlds of Jacob Eichholtz: Portrait Painter of the Early Republic. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 978-0-9740162-1-4. http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/0-9740162-0-9.html.
* Thomas R. Ryan. "Jacob Eichholtz, Portrait Painter". Antiques and Fine Arts. http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/articles/article.cfm?request=387.
* "Jacob Eichholtz". ArtCyclopedia. http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/eichholtz_jacob.html.
* "Search results for Jacob Eicholtz". National Gallery of Art. http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/tsearch?oldartistid=9750&imageset=1. . 12 portraits in the National Gallery
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