Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum was born in Charleston, South Carolina on August 28, 1849. He received his art education at the Art students' league, New York, in 1818-1819, and during 1880-1889 under Leon J. F. Bonnat in Paris. Soon after, he became a member of the American water-color society. Having studied many of the great armies of Europe in field and garrison, he became known as a delineator of Army and Navy exercises, though his subjects are varied. He was widely published in an assortment of magazines in the late nineteenth century, including Harpers Weekly.
Argynnis Aglaia (Dark Green Fritillary)
Melitaea Euphrosyne (Pearl Bordered Fritillary)
William H. Lizars
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England - 19th century More Info...