Henrietta Johnston
b.born before 1670, probably Ireland buried March 7, 1729,
was an early American pastellist. Born Henrietta Deering, probably in Ireland, she married in 1705 and emigrated to America in 1707, settling in Charles Towne (now Charleston, South Carolina). A total of 40 pastel portraits by Johnston are known, dating from 1707 to around 1725. After her husband's death in 1716, Johnston was forced to support herself and her children, becoming possibly the first professional female painter in America. She's a very talented artist. Related Paintings of Henrietta Johnston :. | Chronicle of Anonymous | Loth and his Daughters | Portrait of Thomas Girtin | Saint Cecilia | remembrance of things past | Related Artists: Michelino da BesozzoItalian Early Renaissance Painter, active 1388-1450 Sergey ZaryankoSergey Konstantinovich Zaryanko (1818 - 1871) was a Russian painter, he was as a pupil of Venetzianov Jakob BjockJakob Björck (1726 - 1793, Stockholm ) was a Swedish portrait painter. He was a student of the pastellist Gustaf Lundberg.
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