L. Rowley Jacobs
L. Rowley (L. R.) Jacobs was an itinerant American portrait artist, who worked in the United States during the middle of the 19th century. This artist's work falls under the "folk art" category. His portraits are found beginning in the 1850s. He is known to have worked in Illinois and New York. It is said he died in Springfield, Illinois, after 1890.[1]
Works
Examples of his work may be found at the Detroit Historical Society, Gladsden Museum of Art[2] and the Illinois State Historical Library. He is known to have painted many portraits; among his subjects are Abraham Lincoln and Edwin Forrest, a well-known actor of the 19th century.
References
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