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The Cornell Farm, 1848 - Edward Hicks - McGaw Graphics
The Cornell Farm, 1848 - Edward Hicks - McGaw Graphics
The Cornell Farm, 1848 - Edward Hicks - McGaw Graphics

Edward Hicks

The Cornell Farm, 1848

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About the Artist

Edward Hicks (born April 4, 1780, Attleboro, Pa., U.S. — died Aug. 23, 1849, Newtown, Pa.) was a U.S. painter. He was a coach and sign painter from an early age. In middle age he began to produce paintings of farm scenes and landscapes in a naive, or folk, style. Fearing that art was contrary to his Quaker religion but believing that it might bring meaning to life, he often framed his pictures with edifying verse. He painted his best-known subject, The Peaceable Kingdom, about 100 times; some 25 versions survive. In this charming Quaker pageant, William Penn appears on the left making his treaty with the Native Americans, while beasts are gathered on the right with little children playing among them.