Question: Facts: - death place: new york city - bgcolour: # 6495ed - notable works: '' decatur boarding the tripolitan gunboat '' - caption: '' malone carter decatur boarding the tripolitan gunboat '' by dennis - death date: july 6 , 1881 - field: painting - name: dennis malone carter - image size: 200px - nationality: american - image: decatur boarding the tripolitan gunboat.jpg - birth place: ireland Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of dennis malone carter .
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dennis malone carter -lrb- c. 1820 - 1881 -rrb- was an irish-american painter .carter 's birth date is variously listed as 1818 , 1820 , and 1827 .born in ireland , he immigrated to the united states with his parents in 1839 .he settled in new york city , painting portraits and historical settings .