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William James Hubard
William James Hubard was an English painter who specialized in silhouettes, portraits, and miniatures. He came to America in 1824 and soon thereafter established his own successful gallery in Boston. He later moved to Virginia. In 1853, he was given an exclusive license by the Virginia General Assembly to make bronze copies of Houdon’s marble statue of George Washington. In 1862, during the Civil War, he was killed in an accident while making munitions for the Confederate army.
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Grace Mendes Seixas Nathan (Mrs. Simon Nathan) and Her Son Seixas Nathan
Grace Mendes Seixas Nathan was born in Connecticut in 1752 to a patriotic, literary Jewish family. In 1780, she married the British merchant Simon Nathan, a supporter of the American Revolution who…