▁E lias ▁H asket ▁Derby . ▁Fro thing ham ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁regional ▁compet itor ▁to ▁the ▁younger ▁Ch ester ▁Hard ing ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 6 6 ), ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁moved ▁to ▁Brook lyn ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Design ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁member , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁Academ ician ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁ ▁Fro thing ham ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁portrait ▁b ust ▁by ▁Jo anna ▁Qu iner . ▁His ▁own ▁portrait ▁of ▁her ▁is ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁B ever ly ▁Public ▁Library ▁in ▁B ever ly , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Selection ▁of ▁port ra its ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Francis ▁Alexander ▁( 1 8 0 0 – 1 8 8 0 ) ▁– ▁American ▁painter ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Boston . ▁ ▁John ▁Burg um ▁– ▁orn amental ▁painter , ▁co - worker . ▁ ▁John ▁Col es ▁( 1 7 7 6 / 1 7 8 0 - 1 8 5 4 ) ▁– ▁portrait / her ald ic ▁painter , ▁friend ▁of ▁James ▁Fro thing ham , ▁also ▁studied ▁under ▁Gilbert ▁Stuart . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁" Ch ester ▁Hard ing ▁( 1 7 9 2 – 1 8 6 6 )" ▁( bi ography ), ▁Wor c ester ▁Art , ▁webpage : ▁Wor c Art - H arding . ▁ ▁" B oston ▁P