Portrait of Robert Lindsay

Robert Lindsay (1833-1912) was the son-in-law of prominent portrait artist Jacob Eichholtz, married to his daughter Catharine Maria Eichholtz. Jacob Eichholtz (1776-1842) was an early American painter, known primarily for his portraits in the Romantic Victorian tradition. Eichholtz was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to a family of prosperous Pennsylvania Germans and spent most of his professional life in Philadelphia. He is known to have painted over 800 portraits over the course of 35 years.