Alonzo Chappel was born into the bustling life of New York. The Chappel family was at home in Lower Manhattan, a neighborhood of the city where art and culture were close to poverty and struggle for survival. The Chappels' economic situation was modest. The family lived on a property across the street from the Old Bowery Theater. For residents of the island in the East River, the combination of art and commerce was part of daily life. Alonzo and his brother George showed a talent for painting at an early age. An adequate education for both sons could not be realized with the family income of the father. Nevertheless, the parents supported their sons with everything they could. Alonzo showed early interest in portrait painting. The young painter is said to have submitted a contribution to the American Institute Fair at the age of nine. The American form of the world exhibition was held annually in New York and served to promote business, art and culture. Alonzo Chappel had learned early on to consider the aspect of money. He is said to have been twelve years old when he began to place his easel in the streets of the city and portray passers-by. Alonso was looking for New Yorkers who were willing to pay a few dollars for a boy's work.
Alonzo Chappel embarked on an extraordinary training path. America took its first cautious steps towards democracy. New York developed into a city of individualists and was infused with the impulses of the Europeans who had entered the city. Chappel learned Japanese and tried his hand at window shadow painting. Equipped with great talent and skills from his wealth of experience, the painter began to study art. The prices for his portraits had meanwhile risen to an impressive 25 dollars. Although New York had early on become the center of art, the opportunities for artists to exhibit their work were limited. The American Art Union organized exhibitions of American art, which allowed artists to present their works free of charge. At the time, Alonzo Chappel ran a thriving portrait studio in Brooklyn and devoted himself to painting stage sets. Especially the activity at the theatre enabled the artist to travel in order to make sketches for stage sets.
Chappel expanded his spectrum. He regularly painted genre pictures with a reference to history and gave the works to the exhibitions. Collectors and patrons of the arts quickly became aware of the talented painter. The high quality and precise execution caused enthusiasm. The publishing house Johnson and Company made Chappel the offer to use his works as illustrations in publications on history. A harmonious and long-standing collaboration developed between the publishing house and Alonzo Chappel. During this phase the paintings on the life of Washington and the history of America were created.
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_in_the_Uniform_of_the_New_York_Artillery_-_(MeisterDrucke-224163).jpg "Alexander Hamilton in the Uniform of the New York Artillery by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Siege of Vicksburg, 1863 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "George Washington on his mission to Ohio in 1754 (from")
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 (detail of 254645) - (MeisterDrucke-86201).jpg "Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (detail) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Battle of Bunker")
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.jpg "First Meeting of George Washington and Alexander Hamilton, from")
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.jpg "Surrender of Porus to the Emperor Alexander, 326 BC by Alonzo Chappel")
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_(litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-35485).jpg "Portrait of Horatio Gates by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776, 1859 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-82684).jpg "Portrait of Franklin Pierce (1804-69) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Mortally Wounded General Edward Braddock Retreats from the Monongahela River in 1755 After an Attack from French and Indian Forces by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-56211).jpg "Portrait of George Bancroft by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "George Washington in 1775, from")
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.jpg "Action of the Gunboats at Memphis by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-80852).jpg "Portrait of Stephen Girard (1750-1831) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "John, King of England, 1870 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (see 254653 for detail) - (MeisterDrucke-56051).jpg "Portrait of James Buchanan (1791-1868) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Capture of the Confederate flag at the Battle of Murfreesboro in 1862 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-40764).jpg "Portrait of William Wirt by Alonzo Chappel")
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 during the attack on Chantilly Viriginia 1862 - (MeisterDrucke-86752).jpg "Death of General Isaac Stevens during the attack on Chantilly, Virginia by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-115864).jpg "Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82) by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-83368).jpg "Portrait of Daniel Webster by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Death of General Richard Montgomery on 31st December 1775, 1865 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Battle between the United States and the Macedonian, engraved by Duthie by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-93422).jpg "Portrait of James Fenimore Cooper by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (litho) - (MeisterDrucke-38243).jpg "Portrait of Rufus Choate (1799-1859) by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-100919).jpg "John James Audubon (1785-1851) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "George Washington taking command of the Army, 1775, from")
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.jpg "Battle of Germantown, Attack on Judge Chew")
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.jpg "Landing the Troops During the Bombardment of Fort Fisher, North Carolina 1864 by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-77774).jpg "Portrait of Henry Laurens by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Patrick Henry Addressing the Virginia Assembly, March 1775, Engraved by Henry Bryan Hall by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (see 254658 for detail) - (MeisterDrucke-93394).jpg "Portrait of John Tyler by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Chinese Embassy to Foreign Powers, 1868 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "George Washington by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Battle of Chippewa, General Scott Ordering the Charge of McNeil")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-109617).jpg "Portrait of Joseph Story by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Washington at Home, pub. 1867 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-100543).jpg "Portrait of Robert Morris by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-45361).jpg "Portrait of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (detail of 254670) - (MeisterDrucke-102302).jpg "Portrait of James Knox Polk (1795-1849) (detail) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "George Washington hears his mother convince him not to go to sea as a midshipman, from")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-42667).jpg "Portrait of Oliver Hazard Perry by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-83166).jpg "Portrait of George Brinton McClellan by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-39302).jpg "Portrait of Jacob Brown by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Battle between the United States and the Macedonian, October 25, 1812 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Battle of the Wilderness, Attack at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, 1865 by Alonzo Chappel")
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_(post_conservation)_-_(MeisterDrucke-583594).jpg "James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) (post conservation) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Action of the Gunboats at Memphis, 1862 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Peace Conference on Staten Island, Interview between Lord Howe and the Committee of Congress, 11th September 1776 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Surrender of Colonel Rall at the Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Napoleon III by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-56966).jpg "Abbott Lawrence by Alonzo Chappel")
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 pub by Johnson Wilson Co 1872 - (MeisterDrucke-115414).jpg "Margaret Fuller, published by Johnson, Wilson and Co. by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-74684).jpg "Rufus King by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-93217).jpg "Portrait of John Hancock (1737-93) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Massacre of the Memlooks, Egypt, 1811 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Boston Massacre, 5th March 1770 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Battle of Germantown at Chew House in 1777 (engraved by Robert Hinshelwood) c.1860 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-66454).jpg "John Jacob Astor by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-75852).jpg "Portrait of Joel Barlow by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-89023).jpg "Portrait of Alexander Hamilton by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (see 254738 for detail) - (MeisterDrucke-44624).jpg "Portrait of Thomas Jefferson by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-83712).jpg "Portrait of Henry Clay (1777-1852) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Death of General Ross at the Battle of Baltimore, September 12, 1814 by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Death of Lincoln, 1868 by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-112827).jpg "Portrait of William Henry Harrison by Alonzo Chappel")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-96788).jpg "Portrait of Admiral David Glascoe Farragut by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Queen Victoria by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Joshua Barney by Alonzo Chappel")
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_(litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-36589).jpg "John Randolph by Alonzo Chappel")
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_(litho)_-_(MeisterDrucke-35580).jpg "Portrait of James Lawrence (1781-1813) by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-108747).jpg "Francis Hopkinson by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Inauguration of Washington by Alonzo Chappel")
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_July_3rd_to_July_4th_1778_1859_-_(MeisterDrucke-600525).jpg "Massacre of Wyoming (Pennsylvania), July 3-4, 1778 by Alonzo Chappel")
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 (detail of 254652) - (MeisterDrucke-83403).jpg "Portrait of James Buchanan (detail) by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Charles of Sweden and Stanislau by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "Death of Pericles, 429 BC by Alonzo Chappel")
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.jpg "The Retreat of the British from Concord, April 1775, engraved by James Smillie by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-71444).jpg "Portrait of William Henry Seward (1801-72) by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-78979).jpg "Portrait of Patrick Henry by Alonzo Chappel")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-108298).jpg "Portrait of Henry Knox (1759-1806) by Alonzo Chappel")
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