William Russell Birch
1755-1834
William Russell Birch was English-born American painter. He is best known for his miniature and enamel portraits and this series of Views of Philadelphia which he worked on with his son Thomas and published in 1799-1800.
He was born in Warwickshire, England April 9, 1755. He studied at Bristol and London and frequently exhibited in London. In 1794, he immigrated to America with his family and settled in Philadelphia.
His work was exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy, the Society of Artists, the Artists’ Fund Society, the Maryland Historical Society, the American Academy and Apollo Association. He died in Philadelphia on August 7, 1834 at the age of seventy-nine.
