Self-portrait, aged 70
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| Name | Charles Bird King | | Birth date | September 26, 1785 | | Location | Newport, Rhode Island | | Death date | March 18, 1862 | | Death place | Washington D.C. | | Nationality | American | | Field | Painting, including Portraiture, Still Life, and Genre | | Training | Edward Savage in New York, and Benjamin West at the Royal Academy in London | | Works | Native American portraiture commissioned by the United States Government from 1822-1842 | | Patrons | John Quincy Adams, John Calhoun, Henry Clay, James Monroe, and Daniel Webster | | Influenced by | 16th and 17th Dutch painting |
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Charles Bird King (1785 � 1862) is a United States artist who is best known for his portraiture. In particular, the artist is notable for the portraits he painted of Native American delegates coming to Washington D.C., which were commissioned by government's Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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