American, active late 18th century - early 19th century
Moreton, Robert and Anne Capt.
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Biography
Captain Robert and Anne Groves Morton came from one of the tidewater counties of Maryland or Virginia, and settled in Fell's Point. They had a daughter, Adelina, born 18 January 1802, as recorded in the register of St. Paul's (Episcopal) Parish, Baltimore; Adelina is said to have died as a child. A portrait of the girl (now in the NGA) was painted by American naive artist Joshua Johnson around 1810; the picture was passed down through the family of Mrs. Morton's sister, Prudence Caton Thompson.
Bibliography
1983
Perry, Mary Lynn. "Joshua Johnson: His Historical Context and His Art." Master's Thesis, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1983: 152.