Background
Benbridge, Henry was born on May 20, 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Mary (Clark) Benbridge.
Benbridge, Henry was born on May 20, 1744 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James and Mary (Clark) Benbridge.
Number formal education; studied with Batoni and Raphael Mengs, Italy, 1765.
Painted portrait of Pascal Paoli for James Boswell, Corsica, 1769. Exhibited in England, 1769, became acquainted with Benjamin West. Returned to American, 1770, painted portraits.
Lived in Philadelphia, 1771-1772.
Member American Philosophical Society, 1771. Portrait painter, Charleston, South Carolina., 1772, Norfolk, Virginia, 1800-1812.
Instructed Thomsas Sully in oil painting.
Member American Philosophical Society, 1771.
Married Mission Sage, 1771.