caption death_date death_place birth_place training nationality patrons field birth_date image article_title name bgcolour
self-portrait from a carte de visite 13 august 1855 london baltimore , maryland düsseldorf academy american '' american art-union '' genre painting 30 april 1825 ps1 37.2644 fnt dd t10.jpg richard caton woodville
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richard caton woodville

richard caton woodville -lrb- 30 april 1825 -- 13 august 1855 -rrb- was an american artist from baltimore who spent his professional career in europe , after studying in düsseldorf under the direction of karl ferdinand sohn .
he died of an overdose of morphine in london at the age of 30 .
he was the father of richard caton woodville , jr. , also a noted artist .
he had a short but intense career , which he produced fewer than 20 paintings ; they were well known in their time through exhibition and prints and have remained prominent in the canon of american painters .
