James Akin

1 works by James Akin (American, 1773–1846) are catalogued on Archive Lane, free to preview and available to download or order as a print.

James Akin was an American political cartoonist and engraver from South Carolina. He worked in Philadelphia and Newburyport, Massachusetts. Associates included President William Henry Harrison and Jacob Perkins. His works are held at the American Antiquarian Society, Library of Congress, U.S. National Portrait Gallery, and Winterthur Museum.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of James Akin's work on the site falls under Illustration (1).

By movement, it's catalogued as Romanticism (1).

Culture: American (1).

By orientation: 1 landscape.

Other American artists of the period

Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:

• George Catlin — 703 artworks
• John Rubens Smith — 276 artworks
• Benjamin West — 266 artworks
• Thomas Sully — 171 artworks
• Charles Bird King — 152 artworks
• Gilbert Stuart — 144 artworks
• Asher Brown Durand — 138 artworks
• John Singleton Copley — 126 artworks

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