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John Ritto Penniman (1782–1841) was a painter in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He created portraits, landscapes, and allegorical paintings, as well as designs for engravings, such as the official seal of the city of Boston in 1822.Boston Directory. 1807, 1810. He also worked as an assistant to Gilbert Stuart.Andrews, 1981; cited in Jane Kamensky. Exchange Artist. Viking, 2008; p.120. Penniman died in 1841 in Baltimore.Smithsonian American Art Museum
References
Further reading Carol Damon Andrews. John Ritto Penniman (1782–1841): An Ingenious New England Artist. Antiques 120, no.1, July 1981. Worcester Art Museum. Artist biography: John Ritto Penniman (1782–1841).
External links
WorldCat. Penniman, John Ritto 1782-1841 Flickr. Unquity House, Milton, MA, by John Penniman, ca. 1827, summer home of Thomas Hutchinson