biography of Hugh ANDERSON (c.1790-?)

Addresses: Worked in Philadelphia, 1811-1834; St. Clairsville, OH, 1834 until at least 1853

Profession: Engraver

Comments: In Ohio he became acquainted with the young historical painter Sylvester Genin (see entry), and engraved a number of his paintings for Selections from the Works of the Late Sylvester Genin (1855). Anderson also engraved a map of the ancient world, showing modern place names and boundaries.

Sources: G&W; Stauffer; Brown and Brown; Thomas Genin, Selections from the Works of the Late Sylvester Genin, Esq., in Poetry, Prose, and Historical Design, with a Biographical Sketch.