Clue 2 - From Philadelphia Still-Life to Baltimore Portraitures

Name That Painter!

This gifted artist served as a studio assistant to his/her father who was a miniaturist and still-life painter with the first name of James. This artist received training from his/her father and an uncle. The first paintings by this artist were made public in 1816 in which most of the subjects were flowers and still-life. Later this artist spent many months on several different occasions with another artistic relative, a cousin from Baltimore. This cousin strongly influenced his/her painting style and subject matter which changed to an emphasis on portraiture. Most of the subjects were politicians and military figures from Washington D.C. Also many wealthy Baltimore residents sat for portraitures. Layfayette actually sat four times for this artist....