INMAN, HENRY

born Oct. 28, 1801, Utica, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 17, 1846, New York, N.Y. the leading American portraitist of his time. Inman studied with the portraitist John W. Jarvis before establishing his own studio. Inman worked in New York City, Philadelphia, and, in 1844, in England, where his subjects included the lord chancellor (Earl of Cottenham), William Wordsworth, Thomas Chalmers, and Lord Macaulay. Among his American subjects were President Martin Van Buren and Chief Justice John Marshall. Inman's remarkable technical facility enabled him to work quickly and confidently, imparting to his portraits an easy, gracious quality.