but modern critics are far less generous in their praise. The American Philosophical Society claims that his historical paintings confuse "verity with verisimilitude", and art historian Gerald Ackerman describes them as "splendid in the accuracy of accessories, clothing and especially in the details of land conveyances and ships", but "extremely dry in execution and rather monotonous in composition." References External links 1863 births 1930 deaths 19th-century American painters 20th-century American painters Académie Julian alumni American male painters Artists from Philadelphia Orientalist painters Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts alumni 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists