Samuel Lovett Waldo

Samuel Lovett Waldo, born in Windham, Connecticut in 1783, rose to become a leading American portrait painter of the 19th century. His artistic journey began at age sixteen, studying under Joseph Steward in Hartford, Connecticut. After establishing himself as a portraitist in Hartford and Litchfield, a fortuitous encounter with Congressman John Rutledge, Jr. led him to Charleston, South Carolina, where he earned enough from commissions to fund a pivotal trip to London. In Lo…