Charles Bird King
(1785–1862) American artist (1785-1862)
Charles Bird King (USA, 1785–1862) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Charles Bird King belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Charles Bird King was born in Newport and died in Washington, D.C.. Charles Bird King studied under Samuel King. Charles Bird King worked in New York City, London, and United States. Wikidata associates Charles Bird King with Romanticism.
One of the best-known works is ‘Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 35 works by Charles Bird King with free images. The dated works span the years 1815–1840. Works by Charles Bird King are held by several collections, among them Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, Vita huset, and Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Thomas Sully, Rubens Peale, Giovanni Migliara, Ferdinand Olivier, and Georg Friedrich Kersting.