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Edward Hicks, American minister and painter (died 1849)
Edward Hicks was an American folk painter and distinguished Christian minister of the Society of Friends. He became a notable Quaker because of his paintings. Edward Hicks' first major exhibition took place in 1860 at Williamsburg, Virginia. Around 1820, Hicks made the first of his many paintings of The Peaceable Kingdom.
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Edward Hicks was born in 1780. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1780 | 2026 |
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| Population | 3.0M | 341 million |
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