The Worlds of Jacob Eichholtz explores the life and times of an oft-overlooked figure in early American art. Jacob Eichholtz (1776&–1842) began his career in

Johan Jacob Eichholtz arrived in Philadelphia on August 30, 1737. He was married to Anna Catharine in 1738 and died in 1760.

This volume provides a history and catalog of the portraits by Charles Willson Peale, who painted heroes of the American revolution, founders of American govern