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Edward Ludlow Mooney

American painter (1813–1887)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ18511850 ↗
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Edward Ludlow Mooney (March 25, 1813 – July 10, 1887) was an American painter.

Biography

Edward Ludlow Mooney was born in New York City on March 25, 1813.

He was trained by Henry Inman and William Page, and was known for his portraits of famous politicians and officials.

He died in New York on July 10, 1887.

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This entry incorporates text from “Edward Ludlow Mooney” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.