Background
Weir, Robert Walter was born on June 18, 1803 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Robert Walter and Mary (Brinkley) Weir.
Weir, Robert Walter was born on June 18, 1803 in New Rochelle, New York, United States. Son of Robert Walter and Mary (Brinkley) Weir.
Worked on The Embarkation of the Pilgrims for rotunda of Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, 1836-1840. Made illustrations The Drawing Book in American Juvenile Keepsake, 1835, also for George P. Morris’s The Deserted Bride, 1853. Painted portraits Red Jacket, General Winfield Scott, (both in Metropolitan
Member National Academy of Design, 1829.
Married Louise Ferguson, 1829. Married second, Susan Bayard, 1845.