Chester Harding

Style: Romanticism;

Place: Conway

Born: 1792

Death: 1866

Biography:

Chester Harding (September 1, 1792 – April 1, 1866) was an American portrait painter. Harding was born at Conway, Massachusetts. Brought up in the wilderness of New York state, he was a lad of robust physique, standing over 6 feet 3 inches. His family removed to Caledonia, New York, when he was fourteen years old, and he was early thrown upon his o...