George Whiting Flagg

George Whiting Flagg (June 26, 1816 – January 5, 1897)[1] was an American painter of historical scenes and genre pictures.

[3] Through his sister Rachel and her first husband Abraham, he was the uncle of Alice Claypoole Gwynne, who married Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1867.

[5] Flagg's early work included Boy Listening to a Ghost Story, A Young Greek, and Jacob and Rachel at the Well.

[6] Later in life, Flagg studied theology and entered the ministry, but eventually he returned to painting, mainly portraiture, during his declining years.

[2] Flagg lived his later years at his home located at 12 Westminster Street, on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts.