About James Earl
Lived 1761 – 1796 (aged 35). James Earl was an American painter.
James Earl (May 1, 1761 – August 18, 1796) was an American painter active in London.
Biography
Earl was born May 1, 1761, in Leicester, Province of Massachusetts Bay (present-day Massachusetts) to Ralph Earl and Phebe Whittemore Earl.
Personal life Earl married Georgiana Caroline Pilkington (1759–1838), the daughter of the Irish writer and singer John Carteret Pilkington. The couple had three children, including the painters Phoebe Dighton and Augustus Earle. Earl was the step-father of two children from his wife's previous relationship, including the naval officer and surveyor William Henry Smyth.
On August 18, 1796, Earl died in Charleston, South Carolina of yellow fever.
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painter (1761-1796)
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James Earl was born on 1 May 1761 in Leicester.
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James Earl died on 18 August 1796 in Charleston.
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James Earl was a painter.
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James Earl was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). James Earl. https://biography.guide/james-earl/
MLA: "James Earl." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/james-earl/.
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