Alfred Thomas Agate, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfred Thomas Agate

American artist

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1812

Place of Birth: Sparta, New York, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1846

Profession: artist, painter, explorer, scientific illustrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Alfred Thomas Agate (February 14, 1812 – January 5, 1846) was a noted American artist, painter and miniaturist. Agate lived in New York from 1831 to 1838.
He studied with his brother, Frederick Styles Agate, a portrait and historical painter.
He later went on to study with Thomas Seir Cummings.
By the late 1830s, Agate was exhibiting his work at the National Academy of Design in New York, and established himself as a skilled painter in oils.
He was elected into the National Academy of Design as an honorary member in 1840. Agate drew landscapes, portraits, and scientific illustrations.
For much of his landscapes, Agate used a camera lucida, a device which projected the scene onto a piece of paper for purposes of tracing.



Alternative names	Alfred T. Agate; Alfred Agate
Description	American explorer, artist, painter and scientific illustrator
Date of birth/death	14 February 1812	5 January 1846
Location of birth/death	Sparta	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q3373427 VIAF: 58617658 ISNI: 0000 0001 1651 2965 ULAN: 500116915 LCCN: no00013056 NLA: 35674068 WorldCat