Edward Hicks was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends, known as Quakers, who lived from 1780 to 1849. He was born in Attleboro, now Langhorne, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to Anglican parents, and was raised by a close friend of his mother who taught him Quaker beliefs. At thirteen he began a seven year apprenticeship to coach makers, where he learned coach painting, and in 1800 he began earning his living independently as a house and coach painter. He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings.
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He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings.
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Edward Hicks (April 4, 1780, August 23, 1849) was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends (a.k.a.
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