JOHN

See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

FREDERICK

See also:

• JOHN FREDERICK KENSETT (1818–1872)

KENSETT (1818–1872)  , American artist, was born in Cheshire, Connecticut, on the 22nd of March 1818 . After studying engraving he went abroad, took up painting, and exhibited at the Royal Academy, London, in 1845 . In 1849 he was elected to the National Academy of Design, New York, and in 1859 he was appointed a member of the committee to superintend the decoration of the United States Capitol at Washington, D.C . After his death the con-tents of his studio realized at public auction over $150,000 . He painted landscapes more or less in the manner of the Hudson River School .