Edward Savage (1761–1817)

• Was an American portrait painter and engraver.
• He was born in Princeton, Massachusetts.
• Although seemingly untrained in painting, he came into prominence in 1790 through his portrait of George Washington, intended as a gift to Harvard University.
• In 1791 he visited London, where he studied for a time under Benjamin West, and then went to Italy.
• Upon his return to the United States in 1794, he practiced in Philadelphia and New York City.
• Savage was maintaining for several years a picture gallery and art museum on Water Street in New York.
• Savage is principally known for a large portrait group, The Washington Family, portraying President George Washington, First Lady Martha Washington, two of her grandchildren.
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