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William Birch, Thomas Birch, ca. 1790. Watercolor, ink, and pencil. Library Company of Philadelphia.
Thomas Birch (1779-1851), William’s eldest son, pursued an art career like his father, finding success as a marine and landscape artist. Two of William’s other children, Priscilla Birch Barnes and George, also shared some of their father’s artistic talent. Priscilla exhibited work at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and George executed a drawing for one of his father’s Country Seats views. |
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William Birch, Albina Birch, ca. 1790. Watercolor, ink, and pencil. Library Company of Philadelphia.
Born in 1786, Albina was the youngest of William and Mary Child Birch’s six children. |
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Attributed to William Birch, Albina Birch Atkinson, ca. 1805. Watercolor, ink, and pencil. Library Company of Philadelphia.
In 1803 Albina married Guy Atkinson, a Virginia merchant, and settled in Alexandria. Birch recorded visiting the Atkinson family during a trip through the mid-Atlantic region undertaken primarily to seek subscriptions for his Philadelphia views. |