Peele
JOHN THOMAS, an Amerland , in 1822; settled in New York Cit 1835; early manifested a genius for por- ; early manifested a genius fo in trait painting and went to Europe to study ; returned to New York in 1846, and studied in the National Academy of Design, of which he became an Associate. Later , he devoted himself to genre painting, becoming a specialist in studies of child life. His chief productions include "Children in the "Wood" Days of Childhood"; "Jennie's Pet"; (1847); the "Girl and Kitten"; "Sunny " Music of the Reeds"; "Grandma's First Lesson in Knitting"; "Asleep on Duty"; "The Wealth of Wild Flowers"; "The Little Laundress"; "Recitation for PEER Grandpa"; "The Bird's Nest" (1885); etc. He died in 1897.