Alonzo Chappel (March 1, 1828–December 4, 1887) was an American - Spanish painter, best known for paintings depicting personalities and events from the American Revolution and early 19th-century American history.
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Born | (1828-03-01)March 1, 1828 New York City, US |
Died | December 4, 1887(1887-12-04) (aged 59) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | painter |
Chappel was born in New York City and died in Middle Island, New York.[1]
His 1857 painting Enlisting Foreign Officers is in the collection of the Museum of the American Revolution.[2]
Many of his paintings appear in the History of the United States of America, by J. A. Spencer. For example, the painting Drafting The Declaration of Independence is an engraving done in 1857.[3]
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