Emily Sartain first practised art as an engraver under her father. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy under Christian Schussele, and then, until 1875, with Évariste Vital Luminais in Paris. In 1886, she became principal of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. William Sartain engraved under his father's supervision until he was about 24. From 1867 to 1868, he studied under Christian Schussele and at the Pennsylvania Academy. He then went to Paris, where he studied with Léon Bonnat. In 1877, he returned to the United States, settling in New York, where he was elected an associate of the National Academy of Design in 1880. He was one of the founders of the Society of American Artists. He painted both landscape and figure subjects. Notes References , Wilson and Fiske External links Sartain Images Link to some John Sartain engravings at Old Book Art. The Winterthur Library Overview of an archival collection on John Sartain. Sartain's Union Magazine at Google Book Search John Sartain's The reminiscences of a very old man, 1808–1897, publ. 1899, D. Appleton, NY "Sartain family papers, 1795–1944", Archives of American Art Poe: Influences Friends – John Sartain 1808 births 1897 deaths 19th-century American memoirists History of Philadelphia American printmakers Members of the American Philosophical Society English emigrants to the United States Burials at Lawnview Memorial Park Burials at Monument Cemetery Artists from London