Charles Osgood (1809–1890) was an American artist from Salem, Massachusetts,"Portrait painter ... Mr. Charles Osgood ... has taken a room in Essex-street, over the Exchange Bank." Salem Gazette, 07-22-1828"Charles Osgood, painting room, 7 Central." Salem Directory, 1842 who also worked briefly in Boston and New York City.His father Nathaniel Osgood "was a shipmaster of Salem." His son was Charles Stuart Osgood (b. 1839). cf. Frederick Clifton Pierce. Batchelder, Batcheller genealogy: descendants of Rev. Stephen Bachiler, of England, a leading non-conformist, who settled the town of New Hampton, N.H., and Joseph, Henry, Joshua, and John Batcheller of Essex Co., Massachusetts. Higginson Book Co., 1898 Examples of his work are in the American Antiquarian Society,American Antiquarian Society Historic New England, Harvard University, Massachusetts Historical Society, and Peabody Essex Museum.Peabody Essex Museum. American Art. Retrieved 2011-12-07
References
Further reading Frederic Alan Sharf. "Charles Osgood : the life and times of a Salem portrait painter." Essex Institute Historical Collections, vol. 102, no. 3 (July 1966). Charles Osgood. Essex Institute catalog, special loan exhibition (Nov. 1978 - Jan 1979). Essex Institute, Salem, MA
External links
WorldCat. Osgood, Charles 1809-1890 White Mountain Art & Artists. Charles Osgood (1809-1890)