biography of George OAKLEY (1793-1869)

Birth place: presumably England

Addresses: NYC (immigrated early 1820s)

Profession: Landscape, portrait, and genre painter

Exhibited: American Academy (as early as 1822); NAD, 1827-59; Apollo Assoc.

Member: ANA, 1828

Comments: Probably a brother of Octavius Oakley (see entry). He specialized in English and American subjects. His daughters, Georgina and Juliana Oakley, and a granddaughter, Violet Oakley, all were artists (see entries on each).

Sources: G&W; Thieme-Becker; Cowdrey, AA & AAU; Cowdrey, NAD; BAI, courtesy Dr. Clark S. Marlor