1810
Alfred Jacob Miller born in Baltimore, January 2
Alfred Jacob Miller born in Baltimore, January 2
Travels to Europe to study art in France, England, Italy and Switzerland
Returns to Baltimore and establishes a studio
Moves to New Orleans and sets up a studio
Meets Captain William Drummond Stewart that spring / Travels west with Stewart to the American Fur Company Rendezvous near the Wind River Mountains / Returns in the fall to New Orleans and begins organizing western sketches
Re-establishes his studio in Baltimore, and begins a set of large paintings for Stewart’s Murthly Castle in Scotland
Moves to Scotland, and takes up residence at Murthly Castle, establishing a studio there to finish his large commission
Moves to London for several months, then returns to Baltimore
Begins exhibiting at the National Academy of Design in New York
Begins a ledger book which provides the first recorded US sale of a western painting, Indian Bride
Exhibits three western works at American Art-Union in New York
Receives large commission from William Walters of Baltimore to create 200 watercolors from his earlier western travels
Receives commission from Alexander Brown of Liverpool to create 40 watercolors from his western portfolio
Dies in Baltimore, June 26
