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Francis Martin Drexel (1792-1863): his life and work.(Obituary)
Francis Martin Drexel (see Pls. I, II, and IX) was an unusual figure for his time, a success in the widely disparate fields of art and banking. As a young artist in Austria, he escaped to Switzerland in 1809 to avoid conscription into Napoleon's forces and emigrated to the United States in 1817, seeking greater opportunities as a portrait painter. He exhibited at the annual exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia and traveled to South America and Mexico to paint portraits. However, his career changed dramatically after the charter of the Second Bank of the United States expired in 1836, creating the financial panic of 1837. In 1838 he used ...
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