Samuel Marsden Brookes

Samuel Marsden Brookes (8 March 1816, Newington Green, Middlesex – 31 January 1892, San Francisco) was an English-born American painter.

In 1833, his family emigrated to the United States, seeking to establish himself as an independent nurseryman, and settled near what was then the new city of Chicago.

[1] As a teenager, he developed an interest in art; copying works from the travelling portrait artists and producing his own miniatures.

[2] By the time he returned to America, he was accomplished enough to attract clients from a higher income bracket and established himself in Wisconsin, near his wife's family.

Later, he was elected vice president of the San Francisco Art Association and was a founder of the Bohemian Club.