Winthrop Chandler (1747-1790)

• Was an American artist painter.
• Chandler is known for his portraits, mainly of family members and neighbors, and a few landscapes.
• He also worked as an ornamental artist.
• Chandler was mainly a portrait painter.
• "In contrast to the many itinerant artists of the time, Chandler did not travel in search of commissions, and most of his sitters were family members or neighbors" of whom he made about 50 portraits.
• His first known portraits date from 1770.
• A set of ornamental landscapes is also attributed to Chandler.
• Chandler's style is characterized by a flat, linear manner of painting and a realistic representation of his sitters. 
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